Arroyo Grande, CA -- After Sheriff’s Deputies searched the upper Kern River for more than a week, the body of a 28-year-old Arroyo Grande man was found Saturday. Derrick Rush’s body was found by campers that afternoon less than two miles downstream from where he fell into the river more than a week ago. His body was positively identified soon after its discovery.

Rush was last seen July 8 while tubing with friends and family. Rush fell into the water, and he did not emerge. The swift-running river water was about 50 degrees, and Rush did not have cold water gear, a helmet or a life jacket. The search began soon after Rush fell in the river, when family and friends contacted law enforcement.