Fourth Boating Accident Victim Recovered

Park divers recovered the body of Robert Prescott – the last of the victims of the boating accident that claimed four lives in April – late on the morning of Wednesday, June 3rd. His body was found at a depth of 442 feet using side scan sonar and recovered by divers and staff employing a remote operated vehicle. The April 25th accident occurred near Padre Butte on Lake Powell. The incident began when Glen Canyon dispatch received a call of an overdue boating party of six. A National Park Service ranger soon arrived on scene and rescued two survivors, who reported that their boat had swamped after taking on water in a wind storm. Two bodies were also recovered at that time. The park immediately launched an intensive interagency search and rescue operation for the two remaining missing boaters. The body of the fifth victim was located and recovered on April 27th. The search continued for Prescott and involved both the Kane and San Juan County Sheriff’s’ Offices, Utah State Parks, and the Utah Department of Public Safety. The search for the boat continues; the cause of the accident remains under investigation.