Patterson Cemetery District, Stanislaus County, CA Submitted by Gale Stroud and Burta Herger 26 Aug 2007 This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. Haro-Herrera Christian F 050323 p5 Man's Body Found in Canal; Police say a body found in the Delta-Mendota Canal in Newman on Friday afternoon is that of a teenager or a young man. "We're still waiting on dental records for positive identification, but we're able to determine the preliminarily cause was drowning," said Jason Woodman, spokesman for the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department. "There weren't any signs of forced trauma or any kind of foul play." Woodman said a passing bicyclist saw the body in the canal at Eastin and Shields roads, and police got the call shortly before 6 p.m. He said the condition of the body indicated it had been in the water about a week, and Stanislaus County Coroner's Office would likely have a positive identification today. Haro-Herrera Christian F 050326 p13 Christian Fidel Haro-Herrera Dec. 9, 1987 � March 18, 2005 A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday in Newman for Christian Fidel Haro-Herrera, 17, of Crows Landing, whose body was found in Newman on March 18. Mr. Haro-Herrera was a native of Mexico and a lifelong resident of Crows Landing. He was a student at Orestimba High School and a member of St. Joachim's Catholic Church, both in Newman. He is survived by his parents, Ramon and Carmen Haro of Crows Landing; a sister, Christina Haro- Herrera of Crows Landing; and his grandparents, Fidel and Carmen Haro of Crows Landing, and Santiago Herrera and Maria Torrez, both of Mexico. A rosary will be recited in combination with the Mass, beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, at St. Joachim's Catholic Church, 1121 Main St., in Newman. Burial will follow in Hills-Ferry Cemetery in Newman. Services will be conducted by Hillview Funeral Chapel, Patterson. Haro-Herrera Christian F 050326 p6 Missing Teen Found Drowned in Canal; Christian Fidel Haro-Herrera; Police aren't sure what led to the drowning of Crows Landing teen Christian Fidel Haro-Herrera, whose body was found in the Delta-Mendota Canal in Newman on March 18. "There weren't any signs of trauma � no bullet holes or stab wounds or anything that would indicate any kind of foul play," said Jason Woodman, spokesman for the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department. Woodman said there's no evidence to suggest that Herrera, 17, committed suicide, and he said police are waiting on toxicology reports, which would show if drugs, alcohol or other chemicals were involved. In the meantime, Herrera's parents, Carmen and Ramon Haro, have had a long wait � first when they reported him missing on March 13, and then when they heard that a body was found in the canal on March 18 and had to wait until Monday for confirmation from the coroner's office that it was their son. "Just the waiting time was hard for them, not knowing if it was their son or not," family friend Maritsa Meza Woodman said, speaking on behalf of the Spanish-speaking parents. Reports show that a passing bicyclist saw the body in the canal at Eastin and Shiells roads and called police shortly before 6 p.m. on March 18. The Stanislaus County Coroner's Office released the identity to the press on Wednesday, when the dental records were confirmed. Meza said the Haros last saw their son in front of their Bell Road home at about 8 p.m. March 12. She said the Orestimba High School sophomore did not seem angry or distressed, and he has never threatened to run away. She said the Haros called police at around 11:30 a.m. the following day, a Sunday, when they noticed he was missing from his bedroom in a cottage that sits on their property. She said he was getting good grades, and he didn't seem depressed. Woodman said Herrera could have fallen into the canal. David Jones, public affairs specialist with the Federal Bureau of Reclamation, said the canal was running at about 4,300 cubic-feet per second from March 13 to 15. "That's close to upper capacity of the canal," he said. "It's flowing along at a pretty good clip." Jones said the flow was reduced to 2,000 cubic-feet per second on March 17, and the body could have gotten snagged on something after it drifted from Crows Landing to Newman. He said he does not believe the faster flow could sweep away a person who was standing in the water, but the Delta-Mendota is a deep canal. Woodman said additional factors could have contributed to Herrera's demise. "Certainly, if it was too cold, most of us cramp up," he said. "And it makes it difficult to make your body do what you want it to do."