HURRICANE – While athletes gathered at Sand Hollow Reservoir for some last-minute preparations for the pending Ironman 70.3 race, not everything was going swimmingly out on the water Friday afternoon.
Shortly after 2 p.m., a boat on the east side of the reservoir began to take on water as the wind picked up, State Park Ranger Stephen Studebaker said.
The boat’s occupants, a man and a woman, ended up beaching the boat near the eastern shore of the lake.
The two were uninjured in the incident in spite of having to ditch the boat for the time being. The boat appeared undamaged and is recoverable, Studebaker said.
This report is based on preliminary information provided by law enforcement or other emergency responders and may not contain the full scope of findings.
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Sand Hollow State Park rangers respond to a pair of boaters in distress after their craft began to take on water from high winds. Ultimately the boat had to be beached along the shore, Sand Hollow State Park, Utah, May 6, 2016 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
Sand Hollow State Park rangers respond to a pair of boaters in distress after their craft began to take on water from high winds. Ultimately the boat had to be beached along the shore, Sand Hollow State Park, Utah, May 6, 2016 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
Athletes making last-minute preparations for the Ironman 70.3, Sand Hollow State Park, Utah, May 6, 2016 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
Sand Hollow State Park rangers respond to a pair of boaters in distress after their craft began to take on water from high winds. Ultimately the boat had to be beached along the shore, Sand Hollow State Park, Utah, May 6, 2016 | Photo by Mori Kessler, St. George News
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mori Kessler serves as a Senior Reporter for St. George News, having previously contributed as a writer and Interim Editor in 2011-12, and an assistant editor from 2012 to mid-2014. He began writing news as a freelancer in 2009 for Today in Dixie, and joined the writing staff of St. George News in mid-2010. He enjoys photography and won an award for photojournalism from the Society of Professional Journalists for a 2018 photo of a bee inspector removing ferals bees from a Washington City home. He is also a shameless nerd and has a bad sense of direction.