A Colorado man drowned Sunday at Lake Powell while trying to untangle a rope caught in the propeller of a houseboat.
Killed was:- Scott Elizondo, 38, Arvada, Colo.
This is the seventh fatality this year at Lake Powell, National Park Service spokeswoman Char Obergh said. Of the six earlier deaths, two were killed in boating accidents, three drowned while swimming and one died after a sand cave-in.
Elizondo went over to the right side of the boat about 3:10 p.m, witnesses told park service officials. He had apparently already cleared the propeller on the left side of the boat without any trouble.
The boat motors were not operating when Elizondo went under the boat. When he failed to resurface, witnesses radioed for help. The call was intercepted by officials at the Dangling Rope Marina, who contacted the park service.
The Glen Canyon Dive Team located Elizondo's body nearby. He was submerged in about 8 feet of water, Obergh said.