Body of missing teen recovered from Rancho Cordova river, man hospitalized
RANCHO CORDOVA — The body of a teen who went missing in the American River in Rancho Cordova on Tuesday was located on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for Sacramento County Regional Parks Rangers said a 30-year-old man involved in the same incident was pulled from the water and was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition on Tuesday.
The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District said it responded to the Clay Banks area of the river at around 2:45 p.m.
Just before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, the parks rangers confirmed that the body of the 16-year-old was found.
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