ELLSWORTH COUNTY — The Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office has released the identity of a Salina man who drowned Saturday, July 29 at Kanopolis State Lake. The body of Gabriel Tristen Mora, age 27, was recovered from the water at approximately 8:45 a.m. and subsequently pronounced deceased by the Ellsworth County Coroner.

Ellsworth County Sheriff Murray A. Marston issued a news statement on Tuesday. His office received the initial report of a possible drowning shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday. Deputies from the Ellsworth County Sheriff’s Office and partnering agencies from the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Marquette EMS, McPherson Fire Department-Swift Water Rescue, the Saline County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Patrol & Rescue Squad and the Kansas Highway Patrol responded to the area.

The fatality remains under investigation.