Two boys, woman killed when pontoon overturns at Lake Powell

PAGE, Arizona — Two 4-year-old boys and a female died Friday astatine Lake Powell aft nan pontoon they were being towed successful overturned, trapping them, officials said.

About 3:18 p.m., dispatchers learned of an overturned vessel connected Lake Powell adjacent nan rima of Navajo Canyon.

“The 25-foot privately owned pontoon alloy was being towed by different boater, erstwhile waves contributed to nan towed alloy capsizing. Several of nan eleven passengers became trapped nether nan overturned vessel,” nan National Park Service said successful a news release.

Rangers responded and recovered a personification connected apical of nan pontoon vessel and others successful nan water, “with immoderate of nan statement unaccounted for” arsenic adjacent boaters helped get nan victims retired of nan water. First responders provided aesculapian attraction astatine nan scene, and 2 different group were taken to a hospital. The conditions of those hospitalized were not disclosed.

The names of nan boys who died person not been released. The female was identified arsenic Melissa Bean, 72. Officials did not disclose wherever nan victims lived.

The mishap remains nether investigation by nan National Park Service and section authorities.