Man drowns at Lake Powell

A man's body was recovered Sunday morning at Lake Powell after he jumped from the upper deck of a houseboat and didn't resurface the night before.

A man's body was recovered Sunday morning at Lake Powell after he jumped from the upper deck of a houseboat and didn't resurface the night before. (National Park Service)


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LAKE POWELL — A man's body was recovered Sunday morning at Lake Powell after he jumped from the upper deck of a houseboat and didn't resurface the night before.

Just before 8 p.m. Saturday, Kane County sheriff's dispatch received a call about a 32-year-old male who had jumped into the water and hadn't resurfaced, according to the sheriff's office press release.

Divers located the man early Sunday in about 17 feet of water, the release states. The man was taken to the medical examiner's office in Salt Lake City.

No other information was released about the man.

The incident happened on the north side of Wahweep Bay in Kane County. Personnel from the Kane County Sheriff's Office, Utah Department of Natural Resources and National Park Service responded to the scene.

"Kanye County offers their condolences to the family," the release says.

This story may be updated.

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Payton Davis is a web content producer for KSL.com.

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