As of today, it is still an open investigation. Although right now it seems to be just an accident, there are still lots of unanswered questions but hopefully in time we will all know the root cause of this.
Thank you pittsburghgirl. You know I felt bad about posting a while after I did, because I realized that all of the local news didn't have him id'd. I thought, just maybe, her friends had jumped the gun, and it would turn out not to be him. But I see this evening, they did make a positive id.
I'm going to wait a few days to see what comes up. It's an open investigation and they still have to do the autopsy. My daughter is scheduled to go out of town tomorrow, so she most likely won't know anything further until after she returns.
I'll watch and see if anything comes in the news. The problem in California, is there are so many people, something like this doesn't get much press. I didn't even know he was missing until my daughter called me today when they'd already found him.
She actually called me because she knew about these cases. I told her I'd search around and see if I can find out anything.
So far, it just looks like he went out with a group of friends to celebrate his g/f's bday. My daughter said she's not sure what happened because, from what she's been told, the stories don't match or are confusing.
Do these kids really go out in groups and get so wasted they don't remember what happened? I seriously never thought that could REALLY happen. I hope none of them did something stupid.
I know his family is devastated. I can't even imagine being confronted with such a loss. So young and so much promise.
What a shame.
fran
PS....I'm grateful they at least found him. To be faced with the 'not knowing' would be much worse.....fran