Police have identified the 25-year-man who drowned at East Canyon Reservoir as Shervin Rayeneh.

Rayeneh was boating on East Canyon reservoir with friends and family when he and two friends left the boat to swim nearby.

Shortly after entering the water, Rayeneh began to struggle and turned to return to the boat when he went under the water and did not surface.

Passersby were flagged down to call 911. They assisted with a search of the area before a Utah State Park ranger responded to the area to help.

Weber County SAR, Summit County SAR, and Morgan County SAR were called to assist. Crews used side-scan sonar and an underwater ROV (remote operated vehicle).

Search teams located Rayeneh at approximately 10:08 p.m. Sunday night.

With the aid of the ROV, the crew was able to bring his body to the surface to awaiting dive team members.

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The search for a missing 25-year-old swimmer is expected to continue today in Morgan County.

Lt. Eric Stucki of Utah Parks and Recreation says those are the questions searchers will seek to answer as they continue diving at the East Canyon Reservoir today.

A North Salt Lake man reportedly began struggling yesterday after jumping into the reservoir without a life jacket.

Witnesses said the man tried to get back into a boat but then slipped under the water and did not resurface.

Investigators say cold water was likely a factor in the swimmer's struggle to get back in the boat.

Haylee Johnson said the people on the boat didn't speak English, which made it hard to understand what happened while they were out on the reservoir.

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