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Authorities recover body of North Salt Lake man who drowned in East Canyon Reservoir

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The body of a man who drowned while swimming in the East Canyon Reservoir on Sunday has been recovered.

Search crews located the 25-year-old man late Sunday night, according to a spokesman for the Utah State Parks.

The North Salt Lake man, whose name has not been released, and his family had rented a pontoon boat on Sunday afternoon. He and two family members were swimming when the man, who was not wearing a life jacket, began to struggle in the cold water.

“They noticed he was kind of struggling and making his way back to the boat,” said Lt.