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17-year-old drowns while paddleboarding at Bear Lake

By Gephardt Daily · June 7, 2026 · 1 min read
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GARDEN CITY, Utah, June 7, 2026 (Gephardt Daily)— A 17-year-old male from Arizona drowned Saturday afternoon while paddleboarding on Bear Lake in Rich County, according to the Utah Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division. Officials responded at approximately 3:26 p.m. to a report of a drowning at Ideal Beach on Bear Lake.

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