A University of Nebraska Omaha basketball player was identified as a drowning victim at a reservoir in the Salt Lake City area over the weekend after divers recovered his body.

Authorities received 911 calls on Saturday evening regarding two people "in distress" at the Blackridge Reservoir, according to a statement from the Herriman City Police Department on Sunday. One man, identified as Sa Mafutaga, was able to swim to shore on his own, police said.

Deng Mayar, a 22-year-old collegiate athlete, continued to struggle in the water. Police said Mafutaga went back into the reservoir to help him but was unable to rescue him.

Police used a submersible to search the waters for hours, eventually locating Mayar's body and sending a dive team to recover him from the water. Mafutaga was ta

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