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FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR — Search and rescue crews have recovered the body of a man who may have drowned at Flaming Gorge Saturday night, Daggett County Sheriff Erik Bailey said.
The man is described as being 35 years old, Bailey said. He had been boating with friends at the reservoir, according to the sheriff.
Emergency responders received a call at 3:15 p.m. Saturday that a man had gone under the water and did not resurface in the area of Horseshoe Canyon, Bailey said.
Five search and rescue teams had been on the water conducting searches since 4:40 p.m. and located the man's body about 11 p.m., Bailey said.
Crews also utilized an underwater remote operating vehicle as part of the search, Bailey said. The man was located in approximately 143 feet of water.
The body has been sent to the medical examiner's office to determine the official cause of death.
The identity of the man was not released.
