HURRICANE, Utah — A man accused of riding a jet ski while under the influence of alcohol has been arrested in connection with the case of two women who remain missing at Sand Hollow Reservoir on Tuesday.
The two women, one reportedly four months pregnant with twins, were last seen on a jet ski in the southern part of the reservoir. Despite the ongoing search, neither woman has been found as of Wednesday.
According to the arrest report, Antonio Omari Lewis was operating the jet ski with the two women on board when he hit a cross-wave, causing both women to end up in the water.
Video below shows search for missing women on Sand Hollow Reservoir:
Neither woman was wearing a life jacket and did not resurface after being thrown into the water, prompting the search. Lewis, who allegedly works as a lifeguard, was later rescued by a bystander.
"Mr. Lewis made statements about holding on to one of the females as long as he could before letting her go in an attempt to keep himself above water," court documents state.
Park rangers described Lewis as having "glossy red, bloodshot eyes, slow slurred speech, and slow blinking."
Lewis later admitted to drinking on the day of the crash, but didn't reveal how much and refused to submit to blood and breath tests, leading rangers to obtain a warrant.
"At the conclusion of sobriety tests, the determination was made that Mr. Lewis was impaired to the extent that he could not safely operate a motorized watercraft," the documents show.
According to witnesses, Lewis was heard saying "the females were deceased and that he wished to die as well."
Witnesses told police that Lewis didn't want to wear a life jacket "because he felt that he would look like a fool because he worked as a lifeguard." Earlier in the day, Lewis allegedly attempted to use a different rented jet ski, but was denied after refusing to wear a life jacket.