California State Police, California
End of Watch: Wednesday, January 23, 1974
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: January 23, 1974
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Elias Enriquez drowned after falling into the California Aqueduct near Taft while on patrol.
He was walking along the canal wall, removing illegal fishing line, when he slipped and fell in approximately five miles southwest of the Buena Vista Golf Course. His body was recovered the following day.
Sergeant Enriquez was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War.