Vernal Express | 1973-06-14 | Page 1 | Downing Claims Youth at Flaming Gorge

Downing Claims Youth At Flaming Gorge Flaming Gorge Reservoir claimed another another an an- other victim Sunday about pm p.m. 18 year old Dave of 2696 Alden Street Salt Lake City drown while trying to swim approximately 70 yards across a finger linger of water in the fire hole development development develop develop- ment area ACCORDING TO Bill Bradshaw of ot the Flaming Gorge Ranger District Zebre Zebre- ski and Kendle Mayhew of 2698 Alden Street were camping in the Rock Springs Area looking for work They tried to swim the narrow finger of water when went down Mayhew tried to safe him and was almost pulled down too An unidentified fisherman swam from shore b but t could only find bubbles where the youth disappeared The Sweet Water County Sheriffs Sheriff's department department de de- de assisted by three boats and eight men of the Flaming Gorge Ranger Ran Ran- ger District searched until evening Skin Skin- divers recovered the body between seven and eight pm p.m.