A man’s body was recovered from the waters of Lake Del Valle south of Livermore on Saturday night – 5½ hours after he jumped off his family’s boat to retrieve an oar.
The man began to struggle immediately after jumping overboard, according to a statement by the East Bay Regional Park District’s public safety division. Minutes later, at 3:51 p.m., police were flagged down by the man’s family, and divers were called in to search a cove across the lake from East Beach.
At 9:21 p.m., divers from the Alameda County Sheriff Office located the man’s body.
An Alameda County coroner’s bureau deputy identified him Sunday night as Daniel Cullison, 26, of San Jose.
Staff writer George Kelly contributed to this report.
