College of Nebraska Omaha basketball participant Deng Mayar has died in a drowning incident. He was 22 years previous.
In line with studies, Mayar was swimming within the Blackridge Reservoir in Herriman, Utah round 5:45 p.m. on Saturday, August 16, when he started to battle.
Herriman Metropolis Police mentioned the basketball participant's buddy, 21-year-old Sa Mafutaga, was swimming with him and managed to make it to shore. When he noticed Mayar was in hassle, he tried a rescue however couldn't make it to him.
Mafutaga was pulled from the water by people on the Reservoir. He was handled on scene by first responders earlier than being taken to the hospital, the place he's anticipated to get well.
“It was scary,” an eyewitness informed Fox 13 in Salt Lake Metropolis. “We noticed the police operating previous us with a stretcher, and there was an individual on there who was actually pale and wasn't shifting.”
Mayar's physique was ultimately situated by a submersible robotic about 35 yards from shore at roughly 10:40 p.m.. He was pronounced useless on the scene.
The basketball participant grew up in Salt Lake Metropolis and, in response to Fox 13, his household made it to the Reservoir in the course of the seek for his physique.
Blackridge Reservoir stays closed in the interim because the Herriman Police Division investigates the incident.
Deng transferred to the College of Nebraska Omaha this previous offseason after spending the previous two seasons on the College of North Dakota.
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“Our whole program is devastated to be taught of Deng's passing,” College of Nebraska Omaha males's basketball head coach Chris Crutchfield mentioned in a statement. “After competing towards him for 2 years, we had been elated so as to add him to our workforce and he made large progress this summer season. Deng was a pleasure to be round and made our tradition higher. We are going to miss him significantly. Jodi and I, together with our whole program, ship our hearts and prayers to Deng's household, mates and teammates.”
Mayar was additionally remembered by Paul Sather, his former head coach at North Dakota.
“Our hearts are damaged to listen to the tragic information of Deng's passing,” Sather mentioned in an announcement. “He was an exquisite particular person with a coronary heart the dimensions of a fitness center. Our ideas are together with his mother and father and household, together with all his teammates from UND and UNO. As aggressive as he was on the courtroom, he had a mild nature and type soul off the courtroom. Deng might be significantly missed by all of those who knew and cherished him.”
