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Body of missing person located at Grantsville; 2 killed in incident

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GRANTSVILLE, Utah — Rescue crews announced they had located and recovered the body of a second person reported as missing at Grantsville Reservior following an incident in which one person died on Friday.

Watch LIVE below as officials give update on body of missing person located at reservoir:

The Tooele County Sheriff's Office said the second person, identified as 29-year-old Sami Ki, was found on Saturday morning.

The discovery came the day after the sheriff's office received a call just after 1:30 p.m. about two people who needed assistance on the reservoir. According to the call, two people had gone into the water and were struggling to swim.

Multiple agencies, along with the sheriff's office, responded to the scene and learned bystanders with a kayak had removed an adult man, identified as 60-year-old Paul Casity, from the water, who later died at the scene.

Watch full update below on Grantsville Reservoir incident:

FULL BRIEFING: Officials give update on Grantsville Reservoir search and rescue

The sheriff's office said several issues, including the wind and the reservoir having an inlet and outlet, make rescues challenging, but said they will be at the location for as long as it takes to find the missing person.

Video below shows scene around Grantsville Reservoir during search and rescue:

Grantsville Reservoir Search and Rescue

Grantsville Reservoir is approximately 20 acres and goes to a depth of 50 feet.

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