Search And Rescue Crews On Scene Of Possible Drowning At Spring Lake
Jun 25, 2021, 9:08 PM | Updated: Jul 5, 2023, 1:36 pm
SPRING LAKE, Utah — The Utah County Sheriff’s Office was called out to a possible drowning at Spring Lake, located between Payson and Santaquin.
UCSO officials said a 19-year-0ld man was swimming in the lake with friends around 6:45 p.m. Friday when he began to struggle.
Bystanders said they also saw a woman struggling in the water.
According to Sgt. Spencer Cannon with the UCSO, a bystander swam out to the two, helped the woman to shore, but when he returned to the middle of the lake, the man was gone.
19 year old man was swimming in Spring Lake with friends when he began to struggle. A bystander tried to help him to shore when he went under the surface at 6:44 PM. @UCSO_SAR is searching for the missing man. @PaysonFire is working this as well. pic.twitter.com/QVm1C5TZ6D
— Utah County Sheriff (@UCSO) June 26, 2021
Search and rescue crews, as well as Payson Fire & Rescue crews, responded to the area to look for the teen.
Crews relied heavily on scuba divers and sonar equipment since Spring Lake is such a small body of water.
“Rescue crews can’t use big equipment on this lake,” said Cannon. “We are relying heavily on touch, because the water visibility is so murky. We will continue to search, as long as our human resources allow.”
Cannon said Spring Lake is not known for drownings.
Additional details were not immediately available.
