Teen Drowns In Hyrum Reservoir

A 14-year-old boy drowned Wednesday evening while swimming with family and friends at Hyrum State Park. The young teenager, identified as Tucker Smith of American Fork, Utah, was swimming in a cove on the south west side of the reservoir with his older brother and cousins. While swimming from the west bank to the east bank, he became fatigued and attempted to turn back.
 
Witnesses stated that he began to panic and was unable to reach the shoreline. Family members contacted the 911 Public Safety Dispatch center and reported the incident. First responders, as well as citizens already in the area on their boats, responded to the location of the incident in an attempt to rescue the teen. However, he went under the water at about 7:30 pm and did not resurface.
 
Rescue efforts continued for almost an hour and a half, with members of the Cache County Sheriff’s Office, Cache County Search and Rescue, Utah State Park rangers, Utah Highway Patrol Dive Team, Department of Public Safety, and local citizens assisting in that search effort.
 
When the teen was not found in that time, the rescue effort transitioned into a recovery effort and the teen’s body was found at about 9:35 pm by members of the Cache County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue in about 8 feet of water close to 15 feet from the shore line.