A La Mesa woman died over the weekend in Lake Havasu after officials said she jumped off a boat into the water and drowned.
Cynthia Marin, 49, died Sunday when her life jacket came off after jumping into the water for a swim, according to the Mojave County Sheriff’s Office.
“When she entered the water, her improperly secured life jacket came off,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement. “The victim began to panic, then went below the surface of the water.”
Rescue personnel responded to the area near Islander RV Resort at around 2 p.m. and search efforts were conducted using rescue divers, a helicopter and side scan sonar technology.
Marin’s body was recovered later that day.
A GoFundMe page created to raise funds for Marin’s family states she leaves behind three children and two grandchildren. The page can be viewed at www.gofundme.com/f/cynthia-marin.
City News Service contributed to this article.
