California Man Dies Rescuing Child In Lake Powell
Aug 7, 2021, 11:09 AM | Updated: 11:11 am
In this aerial view, low water levels are visible at Lake Powell on June 24, 2021 in Lake Powell, Utah. As severe drought grips parts of the Western United States, a below average flow of water is expected to flow through the Colorado River Basin into two of its biggest reservoirs, Lake Powell and Lake Mead. Lake Powell is currently at 34.56 percent of capacity, a historic low. The lake stands at 138.91 feet below full pool and has dropped 44 feet in the past year. The Colorado River Basin supplies water to 40 million people in seven western states. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — A California man drowned after rescuing his child who was struggling to swim in Lake Powell on the Arizona-Utah state line.
The National Park Service says the family rented a ski boat, toured the lake and stopped in a cove near Warm Creek Bay on Thursday. Two children went swimming without life jackets and one began to struggle.
The father jumped from the boat and got the children on the vessel but went underwater.
With the help of three other boats, the father was found at least 10 minutes after he went underwater. CPR was unsuccessful. The man was identified as 49-year-old Phil Chiang of Palo Alto.
