A man drowned in a lake outside SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Friday, the second death in a man-made body of water since the stadium opened in 2020.
Inglewood Police Lt. Syria Islas said the unidentified man, believed to be in his early 20s, entered the lake around 9:30 p.m. but never resurfaced. LA Times.
Police said a dive team was immediately dispatched to search the 15-foot-deep lake for the missing man.
The man’s body was discovered by rescue workers shortly before 11 p.m., who attempted CPR to revive him.
Islas said the man could not be saved and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said they had opened an investigation into the man’s death after Islas described the incident as an accidental drowning.
The victim’s name is not currently being released by authorities.
“We are deeply saddened to learn last night of the passing of an individual,” SoFi Stadium officials said in a statement to the outlet.
“We would like to express our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased. Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.”
electronic musician illenium A concert was held Friday’s game at the stadium ended around 11 p.m.
It is unclear whether the victim was a participant in the event.
His death marks the second time a person has drowned in the lake outside SoFi Stadium, home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams and Chargers, since the stadium opened in September 2020.
A 45-year-old man died after jumping into an artificial back in July 2022.
Stadium security guards spotted the man jumping over the stadium’s parking lot fence before entering the man-made lake.
Divers from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Division recovered the man’s body From the lake over 3 hours later.
The 6-acre man-made lake, dubbed “River Lake,” holds nearly 11 million gallons of water. architect newspaper.
Rivers Lake also has multiple waterfalls and was designed to add aesthetic appeal to the stadium grounds.
