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He’s identified as a 56-year-old man from Salt Lake County.
The sheriff’s office said it was first contacted by the missing man’s adult son around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The son had last seen his father on Echo Reservoir around 4:30 p.m.
Crews from Summit County Search and Rescue and various partner agencies responded and recovered the kayak the man was believed to have been using.
They continued searching the reservoir, using sonar equipment, until the man was found dead and pulled from the water.
Utah’s Office of the Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death while the sheriff’s office investigates the incident.
The sheriff’s office extended its condolences to the man’s family and its thanks to partner agencies who assisted.
