The first drowning victim, a juvenile, was found underwater after a 20-minute search at Monte Rio Beach during an afternoon ...

Two people died in unrelated drowning incidents on the Russian River on Sunday, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said.

Two people, including a juvenile, died in separate drownings on the Russian River on Sunday, according to the Sonoma County ...

The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two unrelated drowning incidents on the Russian River Sunday. Deputies ...

( KRON) — Two people died in separate drownings on the Russian River in Sonoma County Sunday. The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office first responded to Monte Rio Public Beach near Bohemian Highway at 2:53 ...

A bystander found the teen after local authorities responded to reports of people struggling in the water. A male teenager died Sunday off Monte Rio Beach after authorities received a report of people ...

While the 2-mile stretch doesn’t look like much on a map, at the river’s sluggish summertime pace, the route takes a good ...

The Russian River begins in the mountains north of Ukiah in Mendocino County and cuts a winding path to the Pacific Ocean. The Pomo Indians once trapped salmon in its pools, before water was diverted.

This summer, the Russian River in western Sonoma County has been the site of pitched battles over public access rights to the prized strips of beach that sit at the water’s edge.

Here in the Russian River the water remains cold, between 50 and 60 degrees. "It's chilly, you hit the water and it's a shock," said Carter Easler who is visiting from Canada with Bryanna Petrie.

So far, the Russian River has mostly stayed within its banks, but there has been some flooding. On Friday morning, several vehicles and buildings were submerged in several feet of water at a ...