Clues unveiled on divers’ deaths in aqueduct
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The bodies of two divers who died this month while inspecting a pumping station in the California Aqueduct were found in front of the lone pump that was operating when they submerged, according to a preliminary investigation by the Department of Water Resources.
The internal report obtained Wednesday by the Associated Press sheds light for the first time on the events surrounding the Feb. 7 deaths of Tim Crawford, 50, and Martin Alvarado, 44.
It indicates that the state employees may have been swept unintentionally toward the operating pump as they were trying to clean grates.
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