UPDATE: Authorities have recovered the bodies of the three men who went missing in the Delta after going in the water to rescue a child, fire officials say.
on Sunday after going in the water to rescue a child, fire officials said Wednesday.
The three men entered the water near the Three-Mile Slough Bridge, which is located next to the Brannan Island State Recreation Area, to save an 8-year-old who was struggling in the water, according to family members and the Rio Vista Fire Department. The child managed to make it back to shore, but the three men remained missed, the fire department said.
Authorities spent the rest of the day Sunday, Monday and Tuesday searching for the men. By Tuesday evening, their bodies had been found, according to the fire department.
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