UPDATE: Body found in Sand Hollow Reservoir identified

UPDATE:

The Medical Examiner’s Office has now identified the Salt Lake County man found dead at the bottom of a reservoir at Sand Hollow State Park.

Officials recovered the body of 19-year-old Carlos Rodrigo Brambila Thursday in the “jumping
rocks” area of the park. Initially, the search began as a missing person’s report.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office sent out the missing person’s report on Wednesday after family members had not heard from him.

Early Thursday morning, Brambila’s vehicle was located at the boat ramp parking lot near the jumping rocks area on the northeast side of the reservoir, which they believe had been there since Monday afternoon.

Washington County Search and Rescue teams say they had to use an underwater drone to scan the bottom of the reservoir, locate the victim’s body, and gather all the evidence —- all before their dive teams had to plunge into 45-degree water to recover him.

Utah State Parks law enforcement rangers, along with members of the Washington County SAR
team, recovered Brambila’s body about 15 feet from shore in approximately 13
feet of water.

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Rescuers pulled the body of a man from the waters at Sand Hollow State Park Thursday.

Devan Chavez, spokesperson for the Utah State Parks said rangers and members of the Washington County Search and Rescue team found his body about 15 feet from shore in the “jumping rocks” area of the park.

He was about 13 feet down, Chavez stated.

The man was reported missing on Wednesday.

His vehicle was found at the park’s boat ramp early Thursday morning.

The incident is under investigation.

Chavez says jumping off the cliffside is permitted.

The victim’s identity has not been released but he is reportedly from Salt Lake County.

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