United States of America
U.S. Army · United States 
Elias Sanchez Enriquez
1974
Elias Sanchez Enriquez served the U.S. Army. Elias served during the years of the Korean War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Sergeant Elias Enriquez drowned after falling into the California Aqueduct near Taft while on patrol.
He was walking along the canal wall, removing illegal fishing line, when he slipped and fell in approximately five miles southwest of the Buena Vista Golf Course. His body was recovered the following day.
Sergeant Enriquez was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
He was walking along the canal wall, removing illegal fishing line, when he slipped and fell in approximately five miles southwest of the Buena Vista Golf Course. His body was recovered the following day.
Sergeant Enriquez was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.
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Also Served
California State Police
Sergeant
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