WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah — A young man died by drowning Saturday afternoon at a popular reservoir in southern Utah.
The 18-year-old victim was swimming with a group of four people at Sand Hollow State Park, located between St. George and Hurricane. They were swimming in the "dive park" area of the reservoir around 2:20 p.m. when his friend saw him struggling to stay afloat and saw him go under. The friend tried to help, but after being unable to rescue the victim, they went to the shore to call for help.
The man's body was found about two hours later in the same area where he went under.
Park officials added that none of those in the group were wearing life jackets.
The victim was later identified as Christian Jeffrey Fisher from Las Vegas.
"The Utah Division of State Parks extends our condolences to Fisher’s family and friends," the agency said in a statement Sunday. "We would also like to thank all the additional responding agencies that assisted, including the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue, and the Washington County Dive Team."
