DIVE TEAMS SEARCH FOR MAN.Byline: Carol Rock Staff Writer CASTAIC - A young man described as a strong swimmer never called for help before he disappeared under the surface of the murky water of Castaic Lake Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The 323,700 acre foot lake (399,000,000 m³) is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes from the 154 mi² , authorities and relatives said Monday. ``He came up, went down, then came up again before he went under,'' said Eunika Singleton sin·gle·ton n. An offspring born alone. singleton Medtalk One baby. Cf Triplet, Twin. , who waited with a large group of relatives at the West Launch lifeguard facility for divers to find and recover the body of her brother, Melvin McDaniel. ``He was a good swimmer and used to come out here all the time.'' Singleton jumped from the boat in the northwest portion of the upper lake Sunday afternoon. ``They weren't there 5 minutes. They hadn't even opened the ice chest,'' Singleton said. ``He swam back and forth to the boat two times before he went under.'' McDaniel's family reported him missing at 1:37 p.m. Sunday. His drowning is the first at the lake in the 2005 season, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. Capt. Mark Savage. Singleton and her mother were home when her uncle called with the news that McDaniel was missing. ``He couldn't even say what happened,'' she recalled. ``He kept saying 'He's gone, he's gone.''' Singleton said her brother was strong-spirited, but not very talkative. She added that the men in her family had a ritual of visiting Castaic Lake regularly, docking their boat at the far side of the lake and swimming. Dive teams from the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La and the Sheriff's Department searched the waters where McDaniel went down but were unable to locate him. Teams of divers, assisted by remote-controlled sonar devices, worked through the day Monday. ``All we want is to find his body,'' Singleton said. ``We know he didn't make it and we're dealing with the fact that he's passed. We lost hope yesterday when the divers came up at 7 p.m. and couldn't find him.'' McDaniel had recently graduated from Lakewood High School Lakewood High School may be in reference to:
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