The Weber County sheriff's office has identified a 23-year-old West Valley man who drowned Saturday while swimming in Pine View Reservoir.

The victim was identified as Laisene Auelua, said a deputy sheriff who declined to be identified.The deputy said Auelua was swimming about 25 feet from the shore near Anderson Cove when he began to call for help.

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Witnesses reportedly responded to the cry but could not reach the victim before he disappeared beneath the surface. The body was recovered a short time later in about 12 feet of water, the deputy said.

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