Fears have proven true now that a man who fell into the Tehama Colusa Canal last week has been found dead. Last Tuesday just after Noon two people reported that 29-year-old Michael Gable had fallen into the fast moving water near San Benito Avenue and East Chard Road in Gerber. The two apparently tried to rescue him but were unable to do so. An intensive search was done by the Tehama County Sheriff’s Office, along with Cal-Fire, the CHP and canal workers but by the time they were able to respond it was too late and there was no sign found that gable had made it out. Tuesday morning canal personnel found Gable’s body a short distance downstream from where he had fallen in.
-Steve Gibson