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HAZE Temp: 54 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Friday, January 31, 2003 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend January 14, 2003 Weed man dies after contacting police, hiding in Shasta River YREKA, Calif. — Police say they hope an autopsy will shed some light on why a 33-year-old Weed man ended up hiding Sunday morning in the frigid Shasta River before dying, possibly of hypothermia. The man, whose identity was not released Monday, had told police that he was being followed by unknown people. Several north Weed residents also telephoned police saying a man was acting strangely in their East Louis Road neighborhood, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Department. Police eventually found the man hiding under a clump of roots in chin-deep water, dressed only in pants, a shirt and socks, deputies said. The man resisted police’s assistance, but later slipped into unconsciousness and was pronounced dead about an hour later at Fairchild Medical Center in Yreka, deputies said. The man had no known history of mental illness, sheriff’s department spokeswoman Susan Gravenkamp said Monday. An autopsy could be done as early as today, and toxicology tests could help answer why the man acted that way, Gravenkamp said. The man’s name was not released because detectives were having trouble locating any next of kin, and they were trying to locate relatives somewhere in Southern California, Gravenkamp said. The man lived with his girlfriend in Weed, police said. Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy webmaster feedback A D V E R T I S E R S