Operator and his wife, were sailing on Utah Lake on 6/10/2010 at 1500, when strong winds suddenly came up and capsized their boat.  They did not have PFDs on at the time of it capsizing.  Operator was able to swim underneath and grab a type 4 PFD and a large PFD.  wife put on the large PFD but said because of the waves and disorientation she was not able to strap it, she just wrapped it around herself and held on.  She was able to swim towards Lincoln Beach marina where they launched from, keeping West Mountain in sight.  Operator held onto the type 4 and floated to shore  with the waves.  The wind and waves pushed him south into Benjamin Slough area. 

They said that they tried to stay with the boat for a while but since they had no way to contact anyone and there were not any other boats on the lake they decided to swim to shore.  They said they were in the water about 3 hrs. They last saw the boat about 1/2 mile south and a mile east of Bird Island.

At approximately 1757 I received a call from the entrance gate seasonal saying they had just taken a call from a woman who said her daughter was on a sailboat that was due back at 1500 and she was worried about them.  While on the phone with her trying to get information, Operator and wife called her to say they were safe and at home.  They called me later and I told them we would look for the boat the next day when hopefully the wind had calmed down a bit.

Myself and other rangers have searched multiple times without being able to find it.  It is presumed sunk.
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