Police have identified a Boy Scout leader who drowned after saving a boy struggling in a Utah pond.
Salem police said Thursday that 22-year-old Wesley Robert Kratzer of Orem, Utah, disappeared underwater after pushing one of his young charges to safety on Wednesday night.
Chief Brad James says Kratzer was found by divers under about 12 feet (4 meters) of water.
He says the water is typically calm at the popular swimming spot, and it's not clear why Kratzer slipped under the surface.
He says Kratzer was one of three leaders helping three Scouts learn swimming techniques so they could advance to the next level of Scouting. Members of the group were not wearing life jackets.
The child wasn't hurt.
