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Bodies of 2 missing jet skiers found in Utah Lake

Bodies of 2 missing jet skiers found in Utah Lake

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say the bodies of two men reported missing after going jet skiing on Utah Lake have been found. Searchers found the body of one man Sunday morning and found the second man soon after. The men are brothers believed to be in their 30s. […]

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Teen drowns on Lake Powell trip with group from his school

Teen drowns on Lake Powell trip with group from his school

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy drowned during a visit to Lake Powell with a group from his high school. The National Park Service says the Page High School student drowned Friday afternoon at Swim Beach on the western edge of the lake that spans the Arizona-Utah border. The […]

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Authorities: Arizona man apparently drowns in Lake Powell

Authorities: Arizona man apparently drowns in Lake Powell

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Glen Canyon National Recreation Area authorities say an Arizona man has apparently drowned in Lake Powell. They say 33-year-old Albert Shortman of Cow Springs was pronounced dead at the scene Sunday by the Coconino County Medical Examiner. Shortman’s body was transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office […]

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Man dies while swimming in cold waters at Utah reservoir

Man dies while swimming in cold waters at Utah reservoir

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 25-year-old man died after it appears he drowned in a mountain reservoir in Utah. Utah State Parks spokesman Lt. Eric Stucki said in a news release Monday that Shervin Rayeneh was boating at East Canyon reservoir Sunday with friends and family when he jumped […]

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Colorado man missing, presumed dead after jump off houseboat

Colorado man missing, presumed dead after jump off houseboat

BULLFROG, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a Colorado man is missing and presumed dead after jumping off a houseboat north of Lake Powell. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area officials identify the missing man as 41-year-old Daniel Patrick McGuckin of Avon. They received a distress call Saturday afternoon about a man […]

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Drowning victim identified as retired Utah police officer

Drowning victim identified as retired Utah police officer

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man who drowned in a reservoir that spans the Utah-Wyoming border has been identified as a retired Salt Lake City-area police officer. The Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake says the man who drowned Sunday while swimming at Flaming Gorge Reservoir was identified […]

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Authorities say man from Russia drowned in US reservoir

Authorities say man from Russia drowned in US reservoir

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A man from Russia has drowned in a reservoir along the Utah-Arizona border, authorities said Wednesday. Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kurganov, 20, of St. Petersburg was with a group of 29 foreign nationals who met up at Lake Powell and rented three pontoon boats. Some of them jumped […]

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Scout leader drowns rescuing boy in Utah pond

Scout leader drowns rescuing boy in Utah pond

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Boy Scout leader is dead after he drowned helping a scout struggling in a Utah pond. Authorities say the man was watching over a group of 10-and-11-year-old boys learning swimming techniques Wednesday night when one started having trouble in the water. Salem Police Chief […]

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Body of Utah teenager recovered in eastern Idaho river

Body of Utah teenager recovered in eastern Idaho river

WILFORD, Idaho (AP) — The body of a 14-year-old Utah boy has been recovered from the Teton River in eastern Idaho. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office says the body of Justin Grass of Sandy, Utah, was recovered Wednesday near the town of Wilford. Grass went missing June 24 while swimming […]

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Nevada man drowns at Sand Hollow State Park

Nevada man drowns at Sand Hollow State Park

A Nevada man is dead after a drowning at the Sand Hollow State Park on Tuesday. The man, identified as 71-year-old Jimmie Hilton of Las Vegas was stepping from the dock to an awaiting boat when he missed the boat and slipped into the water. According to Utah State Parks,  […]

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