Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA 

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Bonacich John P 790212 np
Drowning victim found; WESTLEY - the body of an 18-year-old Gilroy man was recovered by a diver Saturday morning
a short distance from where he went into the California Aqueduct near McCracken Road early Thursday. The victim is
John Paul Bonacich whose father George owns Bonaci�h Orchards on Donkin Road near here.  An agriculture student at
Modesto Junior College. Bonacich was living in quarters at the ranch while attending school. Stanislaus County Sheriff s
officers said the victim apparently was attempting to rescue his dog from the big waterway and was unable to get out.
Officers found his 22 rifle near the edge of the aqueduct about a half mile north of McCracken. Nearby were footprints of
both the dog and a man leading down to the waterway, but none leading back. He was last seen at about 7:30 am when he
told his father he was going to hunt rabbits. The dog was rescued by officers about quarter of a mile downstream from
where the rifle was found. The man's body was located by a diver hired by the family at about 9:20 am Saturday. Funeral
services are pending at Lima Family Mortuary in San Jose.