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Victim identified in fatal boat accident on Lake San Antonio

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June 13, 2025 10:42 PM
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BRADLEY, Calif. (KION) - The victim of the fatal boat accident in Lake San Antonio has been identified as 62-year-old John Alexander of North Hills, California.

One dead, another injured in boat accident on Lake San Antonio

BRADLEY, Calif. (KION) - One person is dead after an accident on Lake San Antonio earlier today in Bradley.

According to the County of Monterey, the single boat accident happened earlier in the afternoon, around noon.

According to Chief of Parks Brian Flores, the two victims were traveling in the boat at a high rate of speed.

Both were wearing helmets and flotation devices. For reasons that are still under investigation, the boat caught air beneath, went airborne, and ejected the two victims.

One victim was severely injured while the other died. It is unknown whether they drowned or sustained injuries that caused them to drown.

The county said that emergency responders and Monterey County Park Rangers are currently investigating.

This is a developing story, and we will have more information as it becomes available.

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Sergio Berrueta has been in the news for quite awhile going from studying print media to entering the realm of broadcast.

Originally from Bell Gardens, California, in Southeast Los Angeles. Berrueta started his professional news career in Eureka as a newscast producer for North Coast News (now The Northstate’s News) at KAEF ABC 23 in 2022. He pivoted a year later in 2022 going from behind-the-scenes to in front of the camera as a multimedia journalist for Redwood News Channel 3 (KIEM/KVIQ) also in Eureka.

Berrueta studied journalism at Humboldt State University (now Cal Poly Humboldt) earning his Bachelor’s Degree. Berrueta was a staff writer, page editor, social media manager and editor-in-chief of the university’s El Lenador, the only bilingual publication in all of Humboldt County.

Before moving to the North Coast, Berrueta had earned his Associate’s Degree at East Los Angeles College in 2019 after beginning his educational journey in 2012. He also was on staff for the ELAC’s publication, ELAC Campus News, having been a staff writer, page editor, and online editor.

Outside of news experience, Berrueta has also been in education as an AmeriCorps tutor in East Hollywood from 2017 to 2019 and served in a government role as a National Hometown Fellow for Lead for America with the City of Arcata in 2021.

When not focusing on news, Berrueta is an avid amateur cinephile having written about films in free time. He also writes poetry, attempting to get through a backlog of video games, enjoys visiting new places along the California Coast, and trying to keep up with the latest music and podcasts.

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