ISLETON, Calif. -- Authorities have confirmed the death of a father who jumped into a Northern California river to rescue his 1-year-old son.
KCRA-TV reports that the body of 41-year-old Moua Lo was found Sunday and the Sacramento County coroner's office confirmed his identity on Monday.
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Lo was reported missing on March 29 after he jumped into the San Joaquin River near Isleton to save his son after the boy fell off a boat.
The boy, who was wearing a life jacket, was pulled from the water and remains hospitalized. There's no word on his condition.
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Authorities say Lo wasn't wearing a life jacket.
A fisherman found his body in the river.
Authorities are searching for a 41-year-old man who jumped into a swift-moving river in Northern California after his 1-year-old son fell out of their fishing boat.