RedactedNarrative: Synopsis
  On june 13, 2020, multiple rangers responded to west beach area of yuba state park in juab county utah, for a drowning. At approximately 09:30 hours, a 22 year old male individual was thrown from a pwc (personal watercraft), while not wearing a pfd (personal flotation device). The individual, later identified as operator, went under water while struggling to return to the pwc, and never resurfaced. His body was later recovered at approx. 17:46 hours of the same day, with efforts from multiple agencies.
   
  There was approx. A 5 mph wind that was creating small (approx. Six inch waves).
   
  Contact
  I began trying to get a picture of what happened. A caucasian male individual with a pulse oximeter and a first aid kit was speaking with one of the distraught male individuals in the party. I was advised that this individual was the passenger on a pwc with the individual/operator that did not resurface when the incident occurred. 
  
  I was advised that operator was hispanic male 22 year old wearing a white shirt and res shorts. I relayed this to ranger slater over the radio. I tried to get a pinpoint on where operator went under water, and received multiple conflicting answers, all at once. Subject1 pulled me aside and stated he had a very good point of last observed from his trailer. Subject1 seemed much more collected and was wearing a sevier county search and rescue shirt. I requested that he take me to his trailer to identify this location. I was informed of this location and relayed it to ranger. The location was approx. In line with the "slow-no-wake" buoy line, and i was able to reference the point to a buoy near ranger, directly east of the camp. Another person from subject1's camp then contacted me. She stated that she observed the whole incident, and that her children were on kayaks nearby on the water when the incident took place.
  
  Witness statements
  Subject2 state that she observed the two fall off the pwc and confirmed the location that subject1 advised. She advised that she heard one individual shout "ouch! Ow! Ow! After he was thrown into the water and appeared to be struggling to stay afloat. She then stated that he went under and did not resurface. She stated the other pwc went and picked up the other individual (occupant), took him back to shore and then everyone started looking for operator. She estimated the individual was under water for approx. Five minutes before she called 911. She then estimated that he had been under water for approx. 25 minutes at that point in time, which i relayed to dispatch. Levan ambulance arrived to the west beach at this time (approx. 10:09 hours). Uhp trooper arrived on scene as well and informed me that he advised his supervisor to request the dps team. I advised him to just have the dive team on standby for the time being.
  
  I returned to speak with occupant again and check on him. A third subject spoke with me while i contacted occupant. Subject3 advised me that he was the one to pick up occupant. Subject3 stated from the shore, he observed the two in the water, but did not observe them fall off the pwc. Subject3 stated he saw the two struggling and mistook them for fighting in the water. He observed the pwc circling near the two. Subject3 quickly got on another pwc and went to the two. Subject3 picked up occupant. While subject3 was helping occupant onto the pwc, operator went under water. Occupant stated that operator called for help before subject3 arrived, but he believed operator was joking. Occupant stated that operator appeared to be attempting to swim to the pwc but was struggling. Occupant stated several times that he just thought operator was joking. Occupant stated several times that he just thought operator was joking. Occupant was obviously very emotionally upset. He began vomiting. I requested the levan ambulance crew check on him.
  
  At this time, multiple juab county deputies arrived on scene. I requested operator's identified. His girlfriend retrieved a passport of operator for me. She stated she did not know where his wallet and driver license was. I then began collecting statements. I also notified my lieutanant, ranger, of the incident. I continue to collect information about the incident. Occupant informed that he rented the pwcs and a boat the day prior. All the pfds provided were placed in the boat. The group caravanned down to yuba, arrived between 07:30 hours and 10:30 hours. The boat was one of the last to arrive. Occupant stated that many of the individuals were taking turns riding the pwcs while setting up camp for the day. I questioned occupant why neither of them was wearing the mandatory pfds. He stated that the majority of the pfds were in the boat that had not arrived. He stated they were just going out for short rides and returning. He stated that he asked opertor if he knew how to swim and if he, "knew how to drive a jet ski". Operator informed occupant that he could swim and had operated a pwc multiple times. 
  
  Occupant stated due to the way operator was operating the pwc, he suspected operator had never operated one. He stated that operator turn left sharply facing a south eastern direction and near the buoy line. Operator and occupant both fell off the starboard (right) side of the pwc. Operator was not wearing the kill switch leash and the pwc stayed up right and in operation. 
  
  It began circling nearing the two. Occupant again stated that operator attempted to swim to the pwc and called for help and shouted, which occupant mistook for joking. Operator then went under water as subject3 arrived. Occupant stated they did not wait and wear the pfds, becuase they were just going for quick trips. 
  
  He stated that he did not hit his head or get injured in anyway, and he did not believe operator did either. He stated he did not hear any loud sounds of someone hitting the pwc. I was informed that the wind was not any greater earlier in the say than at that time. I was informed that the waves got as large as approx. Six inches. Multiple witnesses confirmed the location of the last observed location of the last observed location of operator. The location was narrowed down to a line of approx. 100 yds north from the buoy east of the camp, and along the "slow-no-wake" line.
  
  The operator had been under the influence of alcohol.