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SALT LAKE CITY A Utah County man who died after an accident at the boat ramp at Quail Creek State Park Wednesday has been identified by parks officials.
Doug M. Schaerrer, 80, of Lindon, died at St. George Regional Hospital after being pulled from his submerged vehicle by a state park ranger around 4 p.m. Wednesday.
Witnesses summoned help after a man who was backing a truck pulling a trailered boat down the boat ramp became submerged in the water, according to the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation. Ranger Dylan Urban was dispatched to the boat ramp, and he was able to break through the window of Schaerrer’s truck and pull him to shore.
Lindon man dies after being rescued from sinking truck at Quail Creek
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and last updated 2021-01-15 21:42:48-05
HURRICANE, Utah â A man who was airlifted to a hospital after his pickup truck submerged into Quail Creek State Park earlier this week has died.
On Tuesday afternoon, 80-year-old Doug M. Schaerrer of Lindon was inside the truck with a boat on a trailer on the boat ramp at the state park when the vehicle went backward into the water.
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As it submerged, State Park Ranger Dylan Urban broke a window of the truck, pulled Schaerrer out and gave him CPR until paramedics arrived.
HURRICANE An 80-year-old man died on Tuesday after his truck and trailered boat became submerged while backing down a boat ramp at Quail Creek State Park.
According to a news release from the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation, State Park Ranger Dylan Urban was dispatched to the boat ramp at Quail Creek at about 4 p.m. Tuesday after witnesses reported seeing a man stuck in the truck as it went under water.
Urban broke through the submerged truck window and was able to retrieve the man, the release says, then performed CPR until medical assistance arrived.
The man, identified as Doug M. Schaerrer, of Lindon, was transported to Intermountain St. George Regional Hospital; he died the following day, according to officials.
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Visitors to some Utah state parks will soon be able to buy day passes online. The mobile “Parks Pass” site will have trail maps and more information about the parks. Snow Canyon State Park will be one of the first to roll the passes out. This story and more in Friday evening s news brief.
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