Mother dies while trying to rescue 11-year-old daughter from California river

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The body of 30-year-old Brenda Duran was found in the San Joaquin River around two days after she went missing while trying to help her child, the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office said. Duran was at the San Joaquin River at Fisherman’s Bend watching her children play in the water on Thursday afternoon when her 11-year-old daughter began to have difficulties keeping her head above the water. While Duran was at first entered into the missing person’s database, volunteers helping with the search discovered the missing mother’s body on Saturday afternoon, the day before Mother’s Day, police said in an update. A GoFundMe page has been set up for Duran’s family to raise funds for her funeral expenses and basic needs for the family during the “unimaginable difficult time.” Duran’s husband described her as a “very thriving person, always smiling, never giving up and very compassionate.” "Brenda, a young mother full of love and laughter, leaves behind her three children, her husband and her extended family that will forever hold her in her heart,” the page said.