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Horror jet ski accident leaves one woman missing at lake as search teams recover another body

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Swaroop, A. (2026, September 18). Horror jet ski accident leaves one woman missing at lake as search teams recover another body. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16142061/Horror-jet-ski-accident-woman-missing-recover-body.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-18 · by Ananya Swaroop

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Rescue teams near Sand Hollow Reservoir in Hurricane, Utah, recovered the body of one woman on Thursday afternoon after she and another were thrown from a jet ski Tuesday evening; both women were visiting with a dog when the accident occurred. The operator, Antonio Omari Lewis, 23, was reportedly drunk and charged with two second-degree felony counts of automobile homicide. One of the women was pregnant with twins. The search for the other missing woman continues as police await confirmation before releasing identities to their families.
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On Tuesday at 4:30 pm, a tragic jet ski accident occurred at Sand Hollow Reservoir near Hurricane, Utah, resulting in one woman's body being recovered on Thursday. The missing women were visiting with their dog when they were thrown into the water; one was pregnant. The 23-year-old operator, Antonio Omari Lewis, was reportedly drunk and has been charged with two counts of second-degree felony automobile homicide. According to KSNV, Lewis told investigators that he had been urged to accelerate before making a sharp turn, leading to everyone being thrown into the water when hitting a cross-wave. None of them were wearing life jackets. The incident prompted an extensive search involving Utah Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division. Lewis was pulled from the lake by bystanders after the accident.

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Ananya Swaroop
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Daily Mail Hurricane KSNV KVUU Utah

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Lewis PERSON · 7× KSNV ORG · 2× KVUU ORG · 2× Antonio Omari Lewis PERSON · 1× Daily Mail ORG · 1× Fox News ORG · 1× Hurricane GPE · 1× KVVU ORG · 1× Utah GPE · 1× the Utah Department of Natural Resources ORG · 1×

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Police will reveal their identities after confirming with their families Lewis told the investigators that the two women had urged him to accelerate before he had to make a sharp left turn. He added that he held onto one of the women for a few seconds but had to let go to stay afloat himself.
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🔮 Their identities will be released after notifying their families.

Claims (27 extracted, 6 hedged)

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Rescue teams in Utah have recovered the body of one of two women who went missing after being thrown from a jet ski in a horrific accident. asserted
who → see → accident
The women, one of whom was pregnant, were visiting the Sand Hollow Reservoir in Hurricane with their dog. asserted
one → visit → dog
Police said that the accident took place at around 4.30pm on Tuesday. asserted
accident → say → Tuesday
After an intense search, the body was found by the Utah Department of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Division at about 3pm Thursday. asserted
body → find → pm
A 23-year-old jet ski driver, identified by the police as Antonio Omari Lewis, was allegedly drunk, authorities said. uncertain
authorities → identify → Lewis
Lewis told the police that the vessel hit a cross-wave, spewing everyone into the water, according to KSNV. uncertain
vessel → tell → KSNV
None of them were wearing a life jacket, authorities said. asserted
authorities → wear → jacket
Lewis has been booked for two second-degree felony counts of automobile homicide. asserted
Lewis → book → homicide
The two women were accompanied by their dog on the jet ski. asserted
women → accompany → ski
The operator of the watercraft was drunk at the time of the accident A bystander heard cries and rushed to the location, according to KVVU. uncertain
bystander → hear → KVVU
The witness looked around and located the jet ski without a key in the ignition. asserted
witness → look → ignition
Lewis was pulled out of the lake by the bystander. asserted
Lewis → pull → bystander
The dog was also saved. asserted
dog → save → ?
After his rescue, Lewis told the bystanders that the women were dead and said he wished to die as well, Fox News reported. asserted
News → tell → bystanders
The police have not confirmed which victim was recovered Thursday. asserted
victim → confirm → ?
Their identities will be released after notifying their families. asserted
identities → release → families
An acquaintance of the victims confirmed with the police that one of the women was 4.5 months pregnant with twins. asserted
one → confirm → twins
The women were 26 and 28, KSNV reported. asserted
KSNV → report → ?
The search for the other woman is still going on. asserted
search → go → woman
Police will reveal their identities after confirming with their families Lewis told the investigators that the two women had urged him to accelerate before he had to make a sharp left turn. He added that he held onto one of the women for a few seconds but had to let go to stay afloat himself. asserted
he → reveal → seconds
Witnesses said that Lewis had explicitly refused to wear a life jacket earlier that day. ‘He felt that he would look like a fool because he worked as a lifeguard,’ bystanders said, according to KVUU. uncertain
bystanders → say → KVUU
The young man was even denied access to another watercraft after he refused to wear a life jacket. asserted
he → deny → jacket
Lewis smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot eyes when rangers questioned him, rangers noted, according to KVUU. uncertain
rangers → smell → KVUU
He was slurring his words when being questioned by the rangers. asserted
He → slur → rangers
He even called the evaluation ‘stupid’ and refused both the preliminary breath test and requests for a voluntary blood draw, according to police. uncertain
He → call → police
In a later interview with the State Bureau of Investigation, he admitted to consuming shots of tequila throughout the day. asserted
he → admit → day
Utah DNR officials extended their condolences to the victims’ family and friends in an Instagram post. asserted
officials → extend → post
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