RedactedNarrative: SYNOPSIS
  On Wednesday July 15, 2020 at approximately 1400 hours at Red Fleet State Park a group of 12 people were boating. An adult male and young female child went overboard. Neither was wearing a life jacket. The child was able to make it back to the boat safely with the help from passengers of the boat. The adult went under the water and drowned. With the assistance of Division of Wildlife REsources, Uintah County Sheriff's Office, Uintah County Search and Rescue, State Parks ROV Team, and Department of Public Safety Dive Team, the body of the drowning victim was located at approximately 22:20 hours.
  
  NARRATIVE
  I Ranger was in my patrol truck pulling a trailer driving south on Vernal Avenue when I got the call from Vernal Dispatch at 14:13 hours that there was a possible drowning near the docks at Red Fleet State Park. I activated my emergency lights and sirens and advised dispatch I was en route. I turned my patrol vehicle around and headed north back to Red Fleet. While en route I contacted my supervisor and Park Manager of the possible drowning. I was pulling a trailer and traveled at a slower speed which slowed my response time. When I got to the boat ramp at Red Fleet I was met by the UIntah County Sheriff's Office deputies. We ran to the courtesy dock to get on the patrol boat. I notified dispatch that I was on the patrol boat and on scene at 14:33 hours.
  
  I initiated my emergency lights and siren on the patrol boat and headed up the reservoir in the wake less area. We went up the reservoir about 300 yards and saw the light blue wakeboard boat that was described by dispatch. I asked the occupants of the boat where the last place the victim was seen in the water. They pointed to his last known location and we started looking for him. I had one Uintah officer looking for the victim in the water and another looking for him on the sonar. After doing a search of the area of his last known location. I called SUPERVISOR to bring up the patrol boat from Steinaker State Park. I also notified officers on the ground to start shutting down the park. I told the occupants of the wakeboard boat to go to the dock and wait for officers there. I searched the water until Ranger SUPERVISOR showed up with the other patrol boat. When SUPERVISOR arrived we met with Uintah County Search and Rescue and made a plan to put divers in the water. We also requested Department of Public Safety Dive Team and State Parks Remote Operated Vehicle.
  
  I performed a vessel inspection of the wakeboard boat at the courtesy dock. This inspection was recorded by Officer with Uintah County Sheriff's. During the inspection I found that the Type IV PFD that is designed to be thrown to a person in the water, grasped and held by the user until rescue was not serviceable. It had the anchor chain wrapped around it. I also discovered that they had been using an unapproved swim vest as a PFD. I found sufficient PFD's on board for the amount of people. After I performed a vessel inspection I went back to my patrol vehicle and dropped the trailer that I had attached. I went back out on the patrol boat after dropping my trailer. I marked several areas of the reservoir with buoys that we identified by radar to be potential search areas. The Search and Rescue divers were able to dive and search those areas but unsuccessfull in locating VICTIM. The water turned very black and visibility was minimal after descending more than 10 feet. Search and Rescue commander made the decision to postpone the search with divers until DS dive team and State Parks ROV team arrived. We all returned to the boat ramp to eat and rest the divers. While on shore I interviewed two people; both interviews were recorded and are included in the report. 
  
  According to SUBJECT1 everyone had been drinking on the boat and they were heading to the wakeless zone. She was sitting in the front of the boat and her daughter SUBJECT2 was in the back of the boat. She did not see what happened; however, believes that VICTIM pushed SUBJECT2 overboard. She also believes that VICTIM jumped in after her. Once the boat got closer to the two, OPERATOR jumped in the water to rescue SUBJECT2. He got her safely back to the boat. SUBJECT1 remembers seeing VICTIM struggling to keep his head above water. After getting her daughter in the boat she does not remember seeing VICTIM. VICTIM and SUBJECT2 were not wearing life jackets.
  
  According to SUBJECT3 she remembers seeing VICTIM and SUBJECT2 going in the water after hearing a splash. She did not remember or know how they ended up in the water. When the boat got closer to VICTIM she dove in the water but could not find VICTIM after he had gone under water. Around 2100 hours both DPS dive team and State Parks ROV team had arrived. Shortly after arriving they were able to locate VICTIM. Approximately 2220 hours Uintah County Search and REscue divers were able to retrieve VICTIM from the water. Search and Rescue transported VICTIM to the boat ramp where he was placed into a Gold Cross Ambulance and he was transported to Ashley Valley Funeral Home. 
  
  CONCLUSION
  VICTIM drowned at Red Fleet State Park Reservoir. He was not wearing a life jacket. The Type IV Throwable PFD was not serviceable and had the anchor rope wrapped around it. The boat operator SUBJECT2 was consuming alcohol and did not immediately take action to rescue VICTIM. 
  
  All the interviews I collected on scene are included in the report.
  
  Both SUBJECT2 and D. SUBJECT1 were interviewed at the Children's Justice Center and their interviews are also included in this report.
  
  