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Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Yahoo
Paddleboarder dies rescuing girl from Utah reservoir
A man in Utah died in a reservoir over the weekend after police said he saved a 12-year-old girl who was drifting from the shore on top of an inflatable tube. The Utah County Sheriff's Office said Daniel Braga Figueiredo, 31, borrowed a paddleboard and entered the Silver Lake Flat Reservoir at around 7 p.m. local time on Saturday, July 12. According to police, Figueiredo entered the reservoir after seeing the girl, whom he was related to, drifting away from the shore. Witnesses said that when Figueiredo reached the girl, he fell into the water as he tried to relocate her onto the paddleboard. 'Other witnesses went out onto the Reservoir to assist the 2 that were now both in the water,' police said. The last thing witnesses saw was Figueiredo lifting the girl out of the water and onto an inflatable device, saving her, before disappearing under the water, according to police. After reports of the incident were called in, Figueiredo's body was found and recovered from the reservoir at around 9:30 p.m. local time. 'We would like to again offer our condolences to the family,' police said. According to the U.S. Forest Service, which manages the area, the Silver Lake Flat Reservoir is located inside the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, about 40 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. Visitors to the area usually perform outdoor activities like kayaking, fishing, camping and hiking on surrounding trails, the service said. Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at and follow him on X @fern_cerv_. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Paddleboarder dies saving girl at Utah's Silver Lake Flat Reservoir
CBS News
15-07-2025
- CBS News
Paddleboarder dies while rescuing 12-year-old girl in Utah reservoir
A man died in a Utah reservoir on Saturday night after trying to help a 12-year-old girl as she drifted farther from shore on an inflatable tube, authorities said. Daniel Braga Figueiredo, 31, borrowed a paddleboard and entered Silver Lake Flat Reservoir around 7 p.m. local time, according to the Utah County Sheriff's Office. Figueiredo was related to the girl, a spokesperson for the office said in a news release. When he reached her, people watched Figueiredo and the girl struggle to relocate her from the tube onto his paddleboard before the two fell into the reservoir. The sheriff's spokesperson said witnesses entered the water, too, at that point, in hopes of helping them. Figueiredo was last seen lifting the girl out of the water and onto an inflatable device, the spokesperson said. He then disappeared beneath the surface. Witnesses called 911 after the man vanished. Rescuers from several agencies subsequently responded to the scene and proceeded to search for Figueiredo, whose body was found and recovered from the reservoir at about 9:30 p.m., according to the sheriff's office. "We would like to again offer our condolences to the family," the sheriff's spokesperson said in a statement. Silver Lake Flat Reservoir is located in American Fork Canyon, inside the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest about 40 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. People who visit often participate in outdoor activities like kayaking, fishing, camping and hiking on surrounding trails, according to the U.S. Forest Service, which manages the reservoir.
