Seven safe after their boat caught on fire on Utah Lake
Aug 26, 2024, 5:01 PM | Updated: Aug 27, 2024, 11:21 am
PROVO — Seven people were able to swim to safety after their boat unexpectedly caught on fire on Utah Lake Monday afternoon.
Sgt. Dallin Turner with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office told KSL TV that all seven people jumped off the boat with their life jackets and were uninjured.
The smoke from the burning houseboat on Utah Lake on Aug. 26, 2024. (Courtesy Nina May Lyman)
Turner said a State Parks ranger and a bystander responded to the fire in their own boats and helped everyone get to shore safely.
“They had just gotten out on the boat, out of the harbor,” said Sgt. Dallin Turner with Utah County Search and Rescue. “They said flames shot out the bottom of the boat.”
According to the sheriff’s office, the fire is out, and the boat is benched, but they are leaving it overnight so it can cool down before they haul it away on Tuesday.
“Everybody’s OK, we brought a couple of them in here to the Lindon Harbor where fire was but no injuries, no concerns, no burns that I’m aware of,” Turner said.
The cause of the fire is unknown and is being investigated.
Debbie Worthen contributed to this story.
