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Enoch community comes together to clean up following devastating flooding
and last updated 2021-08-02 22:06:08-04
ENOCH, Utah â Dozens of people showed up on streets hit heavily by flooding in Enoch Monday morning, ready to work. About 10 percent of the cityâs population, roughly 200 homes,
âThe biggest concern right now is there are going to be families that are in need of assistance that they are just not going to be able to, themselves, get their basements to a state where they can start fresh,â Enoch City Mayor Geoffrey Chesnut said.
Neighbors, friends and even strangers showed up looking to help again Monday morning, after clearing out most of the water Sunday night.
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Fourth deadly drowning at Pineview Reservoir this summer sparks conversations about prevention
On Monday afternoon, search and rescue crews recovered the body of a 16-year-old boy who drowned in Pineview Reservoir the day before.
and last updated 2021-07-19 19:15:57-04
HUNTSVILLE, Utah â On Monday afternoon, search and rescue crews
recovered the body of a 16-year-old boy who drowned in Pineview Reservoir the day before. The teenager was attempting to swim across the reservoir when he
went underwater and drowned in the Middle Inlet area of the reservoir, Lt. Cortney Ryan with the Weber County Sheriff s Office said.
Crews searched for the teen from about 5:45 p.m. Sunday through 1 a.m. and then started back Monday morning at 7 a.m., until his body was recovered around 2:30 p.m. Weber County Sheriff s Office Search and Rescue led the search with help from Utah Highway Patrol. Drones, K-9 teams, sonar boats, divers, kayakers, and volunteers all assisted in the search.
and last updated 2021-07-07 19:45:53-04
OGDEN, Utah â As Utah continues to deal with record heat, outreach support teams with Youth Futures offer up cold water, food, and information on where people experiencing homelessness can go to cool off.
âThatâs really the biggest concern is just making sure people stay cool and stay healthy because the heat can really adversely affect your health, especially when you donât have an out like most people do: going into their air conditioned home,â Glenn Brainerd said.
Brainerd is a street outreach support worker for the non-profit Youth Futures in Ogden.
âWe are giving people two to three waters but when its especially hot, you can run through that in an instant and you are out of water and you are going to get dehydrated,â he said.