Call of possible drowning leads to death investigation in Salt Lake

Salt Lake police are investigating the death of a man who was found near the Jordan River Monday night after officers responded to a report of a possible drowning.

Salt Lake police are investigating the death of a man who was found near the Jordan River Monday night after officers responded to a report of a possible drowning. (Yukai Peng, Deseret News)


Save Story

Estimated read time: Less than a minute

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.

SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake City police are investigating a possible drowning,

About 11:15 p.m. Monday, officers received reports of a possible drowning in the Jordan River near 500 North. Emergency crews found a man who police say died at the scene.

A police spokesman did not know Tuesday if the man was found in the river or near it, or if there were any other signs of trauma. An autopsy will determine how the man died.

No other information was immediately available. The man's name was not released pending notification of family members.

Most recent Police & Courts stories

Related topics

Pat Reavy, KSLPat Reavy
Pat Reavy interned with KSL in 1989 and has been a full-time journalist for either KSL or Deseret News since 1991. For the past 25 years, he has worked primarily the cops and courts beat.
KSL.com Beyond Series
KSL.com Beyond Business

KSL Weather Forecast

KSL Weather Forecast
Play button