SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. (KNX) — A man who drowned in the American River while trying to rescue two people has been identified as a University of California, Davis medical student.
During a student trip on July 29, Joshua Brandon Crane, 30, was paddle boarding at the American River in Sacramento County when he saw two women struggling in the river's San Juan Rapids, the Mercury News reported.
The women had fallen off their inflatable tubes which were then swept into the river. Crane jumped in to help them, but never made it to the shore.
The women survived, escaping the river safely, but Crane disappeared in the rapids, the newspaper said.
His body was found downstream Saturday by officials with the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. According to a report, he was not wearing a life jacket.
The UC Davis student was about to enter his fourth year of medical school and was on track to receive his degree next spring.
"We are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Joshua Crane, one of our MS4s, in a tragic American River accident," UC Davis wrote in a Facebook post. "Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones as we support each other through this heartbreaking loss. He was an extraordinary young man devoted to helping others."
KCBS Radio has reached out to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District for comment, but has not yet heard back.
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