One woman has died and another is missing at Flaming Gorge Reservoir following a paddle boarding incident that took place on Saturday. The Daggett County Sheriff’s Office reports that on August 24th at approximately 4:20pm a 911 call was received by Wyoming’s Sweetwater County Dispatch of a possible drowning at Swim Beach on Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Daggett County. The call was transferred to local dispatchers in Vernal who relayed the information to the Daggett County Sheriff’s Office, Flaming Gorge Ambulance, and Green River Fire Department. Castle Rock Ambulance from Green River assisted with rescue efforts, as well as Life Flight and AirMed. Upon arrival, Daggett County Sheriff’s Office deputies found an adult male performing CPR on a 60-year-old adult female. Also on scene were two eyewitnesses and the adult daughter of the female receiving CPR. Deputies were advised by the adult male, witnesses, and daughter at the scene, that there was another 44-year-old adult female who had not resurfaced and was still missing. The adult female who was receiving CPR upon arrival was later pronounced deceased. The missing female, an adult daughter of the deceased female, is still missing. Search teams worked late into the night on Saturday and returned Sunday morning to continue search efforts. All search efforts were suspended due to severe thunderstorms, including lightning and strong winds, as of 5pm on Sunday with plans to resume the search Monday morning. The Daggett County Sheriff’s Office shared that they extend their deepest sympathy to the family, friends, and loved ones of the deceased in their time of grief. Daggett County Sheriff’s Office and Utah State Parks and Recreation would like to remind anyone who is recreating on Utah’s lakes to always wear a flotation device. The Swim Beach area of Flaming Gorge is closed to the public until further notice.
