PARK CITY A 22-year-old North Carolina man who drowned Monday evening at a Park City hotel has been identified as a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman.
John Johnson, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, died at the Westgate Hotel on Monday evening after he began practicing underwater breathing, but didn t resurface. The naval academy identified Johnson in a Wednesday news release.
Summit County sheriff s deputies responded to the hotel at 3000 Canyons Resort Drive around 9:45 p.m., according to a news release from the department.
Johnson, who was on leave from the naval academy, was with three friends at the outdoor pool at the hotel. The group had been drinking alcohol throughout the day, and Johnson told his friends he was going to practice underwater breathing and attempt to hold his breath for longer than he had before, according to the press release.
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Naval Academy identifies midshipman who died while on leave December 16, 2020 U.S. Naval Academy Midshipman 1st Class (senior) John Johnson, 22, died Dec. 14 while on leave. (Naval Academy) The U.S. Naval Academy has identified a midshipman who died Monday night in a drowning accident while on leave. Midshipman 1st Class (senior) John Johnson, 22, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was with friends at a resort’s outdoor pool in Park City, Utah, Monday when he didn’t come up for air, according to an academy release. His friends jumped in the pool and pulled him out, but Johnson was later pronounced dead at Park City Medical Center.
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Midshipman John Johnson Credit: Courtesy U.S. Naval Academy
A senior midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy drowned Monday while on leave, the academy said in a statement.
Midshipman 1st Class John Johnson, a resident of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, was 22.
Johnson was with friends at a resort hotel outdoor pool in Park City, Utah, when he didn t come up for air. Police said his friends pulled him out and performed CPR until medics arrived. Johnson was taken to Park City Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
“We are deeply saddened to learn about the death of Midshipman John Johnson,” Naval Academy Superintendent Vice Adm. Sean Buck said in a statement. “My wife, Joanne, and I, on behalf of our Naval Academy family here in Annapolis including the many midshipmen, faculty, staff who had formed deep bonds with John, extend our heartfelt condolences to the Johnson family.”
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