Diver's death follows teenager's drowning at Bear Lake in back-to-back weekend tragedies

Published
June 15, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Laketown, Utah
Cisco Beach on the east side of Bear Lake
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Incident type
Boating, Drowning

Summary

Drowning Laketown Utah in Laketown, Utah: A 56‐year‐old diver named Greg Jonas died during a deep dive near Cisco Beach on Bear Lake on Saturday. The incident was reported at 1:44 p.m., and he was air‐lifted to Logan Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Earlier that weekend, a 17‐year‐old boy from Arizona drowned after falling off a paddleboard near Ideal Beach, also on Bear Lake.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Greg Jonas Unknown Fatal
Gideon Rowles Unknown Fatal

Original reporting

Diver's death follows teenager's drowning at Bear Lake in back-to-back weekend tragedies | News | hjnews.com

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