Post
Offce Address for
Notices:
Robert E. Cmiwright
, Jr.
, Esq. and David G. Yen
, Esq.
; The Cmiwright Law Finn
, Inc.
222 Front Street, 5th Floor; San Francisco
, CA
94111.
Date, Place, and Other Circumstances of the Occurrence
Date
, Time
Place:
This incident occuned at Crown Memorial State Beach
located at
Wilow Street
and Shoreline Drive in the City of Alameda
, State of California on May 30
, 2011
between approximately 11:30-
1:00 p.
Circumstances:
ShOlilyafter
11 :00 a.
m. on May 30
, 2011
, Raymond
lack waded into
Crown Memorial State Beach with his clothes fully on. A long-time friend and co-
tenantof
Raymond lack'
, Dolores Berry, who refers to herself as the foster mother ofMr. lack
stopped
a pedestrian on the beach and asked her to call 911. She communicated to 911 dispatch
fit
Raymond lack was
depressed and possibly suicidal and was concerned for his safety
because he
did not know how to swim. The 911 call was placed at 11
:30 a.
m. By 11
:36 a.
, Alamed
Police officers and Alameda firefighters had anived on the scene. At this time
, RaymondZack
was standing in waist to chest high water approximately 50-
150 yards from shore. From II :36
m. to 12:05 p., Raymond
lack continued to stand
in the water
, often looking back
toward
shore. No member of the Alameda Police Department or Fire Department attempted to eIler
the
water to establish contact with him. At around 12:05 p.
, Raymond lack'
s body became
submerged in the water. Shortly thereafter, he was observed floating on the water. Still
, 110
police officer or fire fighter responded. Raymond'
s body continued to float in the water
and
gradually drifted toward shore. At around 12:27 p.
, a civilian bystander
, on her own volition
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