An elderly man has died while swimming in Lake Shasta. Monday afternoon 87-year-old Alvin Eatinger of Ashland, Oregon was swimming near a houseboat in the Big Backbone Inlet. He slipped under the surface and was pulled out of the water by bystanders. They tried to revive him, as did responding boating deputies and medical personnel. Eatinger was pronounced dead after arriving at a hospital. A post mortem exam will determine the cause of death.
-Steve Gibson