Found Deceased CA - Ian Powers, 32, Levi's Stadium, 49ers game, Santa Clara, 12 Nov 2018

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M T said:
The map in that KGO video ("timeline" but it had no times!) shows just one of many possible routes. KGO chose a mostly/all surface street route. Each of the 2 creeks & 1 river have walkways along them. There are footbridges across the creeks at places, and of course the surface streets cross. The surface streets generally cross under the freeway. The end point of the KGO map was the boat ramp, not 1 mile from it. Hint: Google maps & street view can show you all this.

And, yes, he did go the wrong way, and I can't believe even a drunk person (and I don't know that Ian was drunk) would confuse marshy wetlands with the streets & buildings along the route to his car. Either he was coerced in some way or he was intentionally not trying to get to the car. He was far out of his way when he encountered the Guadalupe River (wherever he first got to it).

Another newscast indicated his wallet was on him, but not his phone. There was no mention of the shoes or keys. The SJ police indicated there were a lot of unanswered questions that perhaps only Ian could know the answer. The San Jose police speculated he may have drowned trying to cross Guadalupe River, but the Santa Clara police's map's legend shows "Approx. recovery" as in the Salt Pond A8. That location is inconsistent with a statement in the press release that a group of duck hunters spotted the body about 1 mile north of the boat ramp. I suspect the Santa Clara's police map is wrong about where the recovery occurred, or I misunderstand the legend.

The location listed for the last phone contact was Great American Parkway at Old Ironsides. The car was parked further south than I thought. (G.maps indicate the GF would have to leave before 10:30 to catch the last bus & get home at 1:15.)

I was wrong in thinking that Salt Pond A8 did not share water with the Guadalupe River. As Spellbound pointed out above, they cut a Notch with gates to let water flow from the salt pond into the river, a bit south of Alvis0. It appears the gates are closed for half the year, but are currently open.

If one knew the salinity of the Guadalupe River at different locations at different times of the tide, that could put a southern limit at where he might have drowned, based on the time. On Monday night, the low tide in Alviso was was at -0.1 feet MLLW at 11:03PM, while the next high tide was 7.7 feet at 5:31AM (sunrise at 6:47). (From then until his body was found, the tidal movement was less than average.) As I said earlier, the flow rate of the fresh water was 31 cu ft/sec.

To me, it is a shame he didn't know how to swim. IMO, everyone should. It might not have saved him, but then it might.

Also, the smoke from the fires as of that Monday night was not so bad as to cause anyone to lose their way. Remember, the stadium was outdoors and you could see well. The worst I saw the smoke was about like a light fog.
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you can catch the bus for the ACE train near the stadium too. anyone know what bus she took? I would imagine they step up busses during games.
 
I don't think he was that drunk. Drinking, yes. Obliterated, no. I also don't think he got lost.on the way to the car. No one thinks they parked miles away. I think he had lots going on in his mind and he was trying to soothe it with a night out with his kids. But that wasn't even able to settle it. I think it was mostly intentional, on his part. Of course, this is all just speculation and opinion. It just doesn't seem super likely for him to accidentally drown, in this situation.
 
I don't think he was that drunk. Drinking, yes. Obliterated, no. I also don't think he got lost.on the way to the car. No one thinks they parked miles away. I think he had lots going on in his mind and he was trying to soothe it with a night out with his kids. But that wasn't even able to settle it. I think it was mostly intentional, on his part. Of course, this is all just speculation and opinion. It just doesn't seem super likely for him to accidentally drown, in this situation.
 
Wouldn’t you head towards the stadium and not keep walking further away from it?
It’s very visible. Even if you need to pee, I can’t see walking that far away just to do that. He must have been more intoxicated than his family realized. So very sad :(
 
mpnola said:
I don't think he was that drunk. Drinking, yes. Obliterated, no. I also don't think he got lost.on the way to the car. No one thinks they parked miles away. I think he had lots going on in his mind and he was trying to soothe it with a night out with his kids. But that wasn't even able to settle it. I think it was mostly intentional, on his part. Of course, this is all just speculation and opinion. It just doesn't seem super likely for him to accidentally drown, in this situation.
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JMO but the way he was walking on the surveillance video I saw reminded me of myself when I’ve drank too much and am trying really hard to act as if I didn’t. Not stumbling and falling everywhere... controlled enough... but not steady.
 
Don't certain medications interact very badly with alcohol? This is starting to get into wild speculation territory, I know, but maybe he was obliterated on only 1 or 2 or so beers because of something like this. Simply one of many (many, many, many) possibilities that we will never know.
 
Hello all, I'd like to thank you all for your concern for the details in what really happened here. I am Ian's cousin, more like his brother, we grew up together and he was my best friend. To me, something seems very off. Ian does not take any medications and has a very high tolerance to alcohol, seriously it's almost inhuman. He also has a very good sense of direction so for him to go the wrong way makes me sense to me and there is no way he would get close to the water, he's like a cat in that sense. I think there is something the officials have missed. Maybe he was coerced the wrong direction? Maybe he was fooling around with a football with some others and fell in that way? I don't know, all I know is I'm left devastated and confused.
 
JohnM89 said:
Hello all, I'd like to thank you all for your concern for the details in what really happened here. I am Ian's cousin, more like his brother, we grew up together and he was my best friend. To me, something seems very off. Ian does not take any medications and has a very high tolerance to alcohol, seriously it's almost inhuman. He also has a very good sense of direction so for him to go the wrong way makes me sense to me and there is no way he would get close to the water, he's like a cat in that sense. I think there is something the officials have missed. Maybe he was coerced the wrong direction? Maybe he was fooling around with a football with some others and fell in that way? I don't know, all I know is I'm left devastated and confused.
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Hi John. I'm so very sorry for your loss. This must be a very difficult time for you and your entire family. Perhaps when autopsy results are in you might get more answers. You and yours are in my prayers.
 
JohnM89 said:
Hello all, I'd like to thank you all for your concern for the details in what really happened here. I am Ian's cousin, more like his brother, we grew up together and he was my best friend. To me, something seems very off. Ian does not take any medications and has a very high tolerance to alcohol, seriously it's almost inhuman. He also has a very good sense of direction so for him to go the wrong way makes me sense to me and there is no way he would get close to the water, he's like a cat in that sense. I think there is something the officials have missed. Maybe he was coerced the wrong direction? Maybe he was fooling around with a football with some others and fell in that way? I don't know, all I know is I'm left devastated and confused.
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I am so sorry.
 
JohnM89 said:
I am Ian's cousin, more like his brother, we grew up together and he was my best friend.
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Respectfully snipped.

I just saw this. I wanted to say how truly sorry I am. I hope you and your family find peace and the answers you deserve. I also hope you have a joyful holiday season as you remember Ian’s life, one that seemed so full and well-lived, even if it was too short.
 
JohnM89 said:
Hello all, I'd like to thank you all for your concern for the details in what really happened here. I am Ian's cousin, more like his brother, we grew up together and he was my best friend. To me, something seems very off. Ian does not take any medications and has a very high tolerance to alcohol, seriously it's almost inhuman. He also has a very good sense of direction so for him to go the wrong way makes me sense to me and there is no way he would get close to the water, he's like a cat in that sense. I think there is something the officials have missed. Maybe he was coerced the wrong direction? Maybe he was fooling around with a football with some others and fell in that way? I don't know, all I know is I'm left devastated and confused.
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I’m so sorry. The questions (of course other than the loss) must be the worst part. I wish you could have closure. Best of luck. Be strong by allowing yourself to be weak at times. It’s okay.
 
Hello,

My name is Chelsea Robbins. I am Ian Powers girlfriend. I haven’t done much searching on the internet since we found him and just came across this thread tonight. I can answer any questions you have but many of you brought up things that I didn’t even know. Such as the tide tables, the police recorder and the inlet between the stream and the salt lake. Does anybody live in this area and know how deep the rivers get during high tide? This is one thing that has been hard to understand. I have pictures from the streams the day after we found him and they are shallow or have a lot of vegetation which would make it seem like it would be impossible for him to flow so far? I also have a picture of the GPS from his phone before it must have died but it says it is too large to upload here?
 
Chelsesa said:
Hello,

My name is Chelsea Robbins. I am Ian Powers girlfriend. I haven’t done much searching on the internet since we found him and just came across this thread tonight. I can answer any questions you have but many of you brought up things that I didn’t even know. Such as the tide tables, the police recorder and the inlet between the stream and the salt lake. Does anybody live in this area and know how deep the rivers get during high tide? This is one thing that has been hard to understand. I have pictures from the streams the day after we found him and they are shallow or have a lot of vegetation which would make it seem like it would be impossible for him to flow so far? I also have a picture of the GPS from his phone before it must have died but it says it is too large to upload here?
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I am so sorry for your loss. I can’t imagine your pain and unanswered questions. Thank you for joining WS. This forum has some of the most knowledgeable people who are willing to share, some from personal experiences and others through education.
 
Chelsesa said:
Hello,

My name is Chelsea Robbins. I am Ian Powers girlfriend. I haven’t done much searching on the internet since we found him and just came across this thread tonight. I can answer any questions you have but many of you brought up things that I didn’t even know. Such as the tide tables, the police recorder and the inlet between the stream and the salt lake. Does anybody live in this area and know how deep the rivers get during high tide? This is one thing that has been hard to understand. I have pictures from the streams the day after we found him and they are shallow or have a lot of vegetation which would make it seem like it would be impossible for him to flow so far? I also have a picture of the GPS from his phone before it must have died but it says it is too large to upload here?
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Hi Chelsea & welcome to Websleuths!

I am sorry for your loss!

Please consider the verification process for insiders:
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Welcome, Chelsea. I am so sorry for your loss. Ian seemed like a great guy.

Please consider becoming a Verified Insider as cybervampira mentioned, especially if you feel there are unanswered questions. It really helps in the conversation.
 
Hi everyone.

I just sent the email for the verification process. I also used the app to post the images.

San Tomas Aquinas creek that runs through Levi stadium the day after Ian was found
Ian Powers

Guadalupe river the day after
https://i.imgur.com/fKPlTyT.jpg

The google map pulled from Ians google account from the night of 11/12/18 before his phone died.
https://i.imgur.com/QWYEacv.jpg

Thank you so much for everyone’s help. The more th shock wears off the harder is gets to understand how this happened. I don’t think me or his family will be able to ever have closure if we can’t understand what happened to him. He was the best person I have ever ever had the pleasure of knowing. I really don’t know how me and the boys will be able to cope with this in the long run but for now we are just working on surviving day by day. Ang input or help solving this is so appreciated. I was also thinking about trying to hire a PI. Does anybody have any advice on this?
 
Chelsea, I understand why you're questioning all of this, especially after seeing these pictures.

I, for one, am going to go back and re-read this thread. I think a lot of the original posters here will have specific questions for you once you're verified. Be sure to check your inbox at the top where you login if there are red numbers up there. I didn't know what that was when I first joined here. Those are private messages sent to you from members. Sometimes messages are used to answer questions such as your seeking help with a PI. (I wish I knew how to help you there. I'm sure someone will.)

Do you know if John, Ian's cousin, is also planning on becoming verified?
 
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