Three people – including two young children – died after a pontoon boat capsized on Lake Powell in northern Arizona, authorities said this week.
The fatalities are the latest in hundreds of fatal boating accidents that occur each year across the United States.
A woman and two children died after a privately owned 25-foot pontoon was overturned Friday afternoon near the mouth of Navajo Canyon within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, according to the National Park Service and Coconino County Sheriff’s Office. The vessel was being towed by another boater when waves contributed to the pontoon capsizing, authorities said in separate statements.
72-year-old woman, 2 children dead after pontoon boat capsizes on Lake Powell in Arizona
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Three people – including two young children – died after a pontoon boat capsized on Lake Powell in northern Arizona, authorities said this week.
The fatalities are the latest in hundreds of fatal boating accidents that occur each year across the United States.
A woman and two children died after a privately owned 25-foot pontoon was overturned Friday afternoon near the mouth of Navajo Canyon within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, according to the National Park Service and Coconino County Sheriff’s Office. The vessel was being towed by another boater when waves contributed to the pontoon capsizing, authorities said in separate statements.
After receiving reports of an overturned boat at around 3:18 p.m. Friday, authorities discovered a passenger on top of the vessel and others in the water, “with some of the party unaccounted for,” the National Park Service and sheriff’s office said. The vessel had been carrying a total of 11 passengers and several became trapped underneath the overturned pontoon.
72-year-old woman, 2 children dead after pontoon boat capsizes on Lake Powell in Arizona
Portrait of Thao NguyenThao Nguyen
USA TODAY
Three people – including two young children – died after a pontoon boat capsized on Lake Powell in northern Arizona, authorities said this week.
The fatalities are the latest in hundreds of fatal boating accidents that occur each year across the United States.
A woman and two children died after a privately owned 25-foot pontoon was overturned Friday afternoon near the mouth of Navajo Canyon within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, according to the National Park Service and Coconino County Sheriff’s Office. The vessel was being towed by another boater when waves contributed to the pontoon capsizing, authorities said in separate statements.
After receiving reports of an overturned boat at around 3:18 p.m. Friday, authorities discovered a passenger on top of the vessel and others in the water, “with some of the party unaccounted for,” the National Park Service and sheriff’s office said. The vessel had been carrying a total of 11 passengers and several became trapped underneath the overturned pontoon.
Nearby boaters helped get victims out of the water. Glen Canyon rangers and local fire personnel provided emergency medical attention at the scene.
Nearby boaters helped get victims out of the water. Glen Canyon rangers and local fire personnel provided emergency medical attention at the scene.