(Browns Valley, CA) – CHP Yuba-Sutter reports they are investigating a fatal UTV crash in Browns Valley.

A 22-year-old man, whose name has not vbeen released, was driving the off-road itility vehicle late Tuesday afternoon on a dirt road near Feather River Boulevard, east of County Road 512, when he crashed into a water filled canal. Workers nearby “came upon the crash” according to the collision report, and pulled the man out of the canal and began CPR. Firefighters and Bi-County Ambulance responders arrived and took over, transporting the man to the hospital.

Despite continued life-saving measures by staff there, he was pronounced dead. Drugs or alcohol are not considered factors.