LAKE POWELL, Juab County, Aug. 26, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The body of a Utah man has been recovered from Lake Powell after falling from a houseboat in the early morning hours of Sunday, August 25.
“The person had fallen over 20 feet from an upper level of a privately owned houseboat,” says a news release issued by the National Park Service. “Wetherill Canyon is located on Lake Powell, approximately 40 boating miles from the Glen Canyon Dam, in San Juan County, Utah.”
National Park Service Rangers and San Juan County Sheriff‘s Office responded after receiving a 3 a.m. call for help. The Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation also provided assistance, the statement says.
“Classic Air Medical searched the area by helicopter and did not locate the victim. The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Dive Team recovered the victim’s body on Aug. 25, 2024, at 12:36 p.m. Utah time. NPS Rangers on scene pronounced the death.
“The victim, Jackson Roy Law, a 41-year-old male, was a resident of Utah.”
The incident is under investigation by the National Park Service, San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, and San Juan County Medical Examiner’s Office.
“The National Park Service and San Juan County Sheriff’s Office express their condolences to the family.”
