Kane County Sheriff’s Office: Alan Alldredge, 435-644-2349, aalldredgekcso@kanab.net
Drowning
Victim Recovered Near Lone Rock
PAGE, AZ – A multi-agency search for 51 year-old Allen Robert Delay of
Lewistown, Montana concluded on May 6 when his body was located near Lone Rock
in the Kane County portion of Wahweap Bay in Glen Canyon National Recreation
Area. Utah Department of Public Safety Dive team located his body at 4:35 p.m. MST
using side-scan sonar. The Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Underwater
Recovery Unit successfully retrieved his body at 6:51 p.m. MST using a
submerged Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) from a depth of 74 feet. The
body was turned over to Kane County Sheriff’s Office Medical Investigator, and
was transported to the Utah State Medical Examiner’s Office in Salt Lake City,
Utah.
On May 5, 2016, Delay
was camping with his wife on Lone Rock Beach and took an inflatable kayak out
for a paddle. As winds increased he ended up overboard. Delay was not wearing a
life jacket. Pleas for help were heard
by other campers and National Park Service staff from Lone Rock Beach. At 1:49 p.m.
MST. National Park Service Glen Canyon Dispatch received multiple calls from
Lone Rock Beach reporting a person in distress, and possibly drowning. Delay
disappeared underwater and did not resurface. Initial search efforts were
conducted during high winds by the National Park Service, Utah State Parks,
Classic Life Guard Aviation, and Greenhaven Fire Department. No recovery was
made on May 5.
On the morning of
May 6, weather hampered the search effort. By 2:00 p.m. MST the Utah Department
of Public Safety Dive Team arrived and weather conditions improved enough to
resume the search using side-scan sonar. Combined teamwork and support from the
Kane County Sheriff’s Office, National Park Service, Utah Department of Public
Safety Dive Team, Utah State Parks, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary,
Classic Life Guard Aviation, Greenhaven Fire Department, and the Bigwater
Marshal’s Office resulted in locating and recovering the body before sunset on
May 6. “Search and recovery efforts concluded in 29 hours thanks to invaluable
multi-agency support and collaboration,” said Acting Glen Canyon National
Recreation Area Superintendent Billy Shott.
All boaters are reminded to be
aware of changing weather conditions and wear life jackets when boating and
recreating on or around water.
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