WEBER COUNTY, Utah — A 17-year-old boy who was pulled out of the Weber River after more than an hour on Saturday has died, the Weber County Sheriff's Office said in an update Sunday afternoon.
Search and rescue teams found the teenager after he failed to resurface.
Officials received a report of a possible drowning around 5:30 p.m. near the 12th Street Airsoft Field in Marriott-Slaterville, just northwest of Ogden.
A group of boys were playing airsoft when some of them jumped into the river. One of them, a 17-year-old, did not come back up.
The Weber County Sheriff's Office deputies and search and rescue crew responded, along with Weber Fire. After about an hour and a half, the teen was found and retrieved from the river. He was airlifted to Primary Children's Hospital.
WCSO Lt. Mark Horton said the water was about 10 feet deep in the area where the teen was found. They believe the river current was a contributing factor.
