Lake Britton is a peaceful body of water set within the peaks and forests of the McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park.

An Amador County man died while canoeing on Lake Britton in eastern Shasta County on Wednesday, authorities said. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office said James Lawrence Marques, 73, of Pioneer ...

A potentially dangerous blue-green algae - the same type found in Lake Shasta earlier this month - has been spotted in Lake Britton in eastern Shasta County.

A 73-year-old man on a lake trip with his 72-year-old wife died after their canoe flipped, California deputies say. As the pair were canoeing on Lake Britton at around 12 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21 ...

A man's final moments were recorded on video by friends who watched him jump from a bridge into Lake Britton, in Shasta County.

A 73-year-old man on a lake trip with his 72-year-old wife died after their canoe flipped, California deputies say. As the pair were canoeing on Lake Britton at around 12 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21 ...

A 73-year-old man on a lake trip with his 72-year-old wife died after their canoe flipped, California deputies say. As the pair were canoeing on Lake Britton at around 12 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21 ...

After the canoe flipped, the 73-year-old man and his 72-year-old wife were thrown into the water on Lake Britton, Shasta County deputies said.

After the canoe flipped, the 73-year-old man and his 72-year-old wife were thrown into the water on Lake Britton, Shasta County deputies said.

After the canoe flipped, the 73-year-old man and his 72-year-old wife were thrown into the water on Lake Britton, Shasta County deputies said.

A man was pronounced dead after his canoe flipped on Lake Britton, deputies said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A 73-year-old man on a lake trip with his 72-year-old wife died after their canoe flipped ...