Ada County Sheriff’s Marine deputies are working to recover a 16-year-old boy who fell off a personal watercraft in Lucky Peak Monday night and did not resurface.
Initial reports indicate the boy was on the PWC with another person in the area west of Barclay Bay around 9 p.m. Monday when they hit a wave and the boy fell in. Neither person was wearing a life jacket.
The driver of the PWC jumped in but could not find the boy. The driver of another boat nearby came over and several people tried to find the boy but were not able to. The area where the boy was last seen is very deep, and the water temperature is in the low 60s.
Marine deputies arrived a short time later and made several rescue dives in the area but were not successful. They suspended the search around 11 p.m.
Marine deputies started back up shortly after sunrise Tuesday. They’ve been searching all day. As of 2:45 p.m., they have not located the boy.
The dive team is being assisted by Gene Ralston, an underwater search and recovery expert who has specialty equipment and decades of experience.