HOOPER, Utah — The body of a 17-year-old boy was recovered Sunday night after he presumably drowned in Weber County.
Search and rescue volunteers and divers looked extensively for hours for the teenager who disappeared below the water while swimming with friends in Weber County.
Three 17-year-old boys were swimming at the Ogden Bay Waterfowl Management Area on Sunday when one of them went under and never resurfaced, according to the Weber County Sheriff's Office.
One of his friends climbed out of the water on part of the retention dam and called for help. The other friend tried to save the victim. However, he almost went under himself; officials said he was struggling to stay afloat when first responders arrived.
"The deputies got here just in time to get him out of the water," WCSO Lt. Colby Ryan said. "He probably would've went under too with the undercurrent."
The deputies were able to pull that teen safely out of the water.
Other resources were called in to look for the missing boy, including fire crews, search and rescue volunteers, swiftwater rescuers, divers and drones.
"What makes it real challenging is we don't really know where he went under and the water is so murky that the divers can only see about four to five inches in front of their masks," Ryan explained.
The body of the teen was recovered at 9 p.m. Sunday night and his remains were taken to the office of the medical examiner.
