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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Search crews have found the body of an Arizona man missing since Saturday after a boat with six people aboard sank in Lake Powell in southern Utah.
The body of Terry Michael Taranto of Prescott Valley, Ariz., was found Monday morning, according to Brian Sweatland, a spokesman for Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.
Three retired couples from Arizona and Florida were aboard the 20-foot boat when it apparently took on water and sank in windy conditions Saturday afternoon.
Two people were rescued and the bodies of two others were recovered over the weekend. Taranto's body was found Monday. Robert Prescott of St. Petersburg, Fla. was still missing. Authorities continued to search for Prescott Monday afternoon.
Crews combed the shoreline and used high-tech equipment to look for the sunken boat. Sweatland said Taranto's body was found within the search area but he wasn't sure exactly where.
The National Park Service earlier identified the other two who died as Mary Anne Taranto, of Prescott Valley, Ariz., and Katherine Prescott, of St. Petersburg, Fla.
James and Heather Brady of St. Pete Beach, Fla., were rescued after the boat sank and were treated for hypothermia. Sweatland said he believes the couple has returned to Florida.
Boating conditions were difficult on Lake Powell on Saturday. Sweatland said winds were reportedly gusting up to 70 mph with waves reaching three to four feet.
All of those on the boat were in their 50s and 60s, but Sweatland said he didn't have exact ages. The incident remains under investigation.
The lake is part of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area which straddles the Utah-Arizona border.
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