MENDOTA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A Mendota man drowned in the San Joaquin River Monday, the sheriff's office said. At around 5:30 p.m., deputies said that 24-year-old James Romero Soriano of Mendota was hanging out with a group of friends when he decided to enter the water. Deputies said that he did no t know how to [...] ...read more read less