Two toddlers and a woman killed in pontoon accident on Lake Powell

PAGE, Arizona — Several people were trapped in a capsized pontoon boat being towed in Navajo Canyon on Friday.

According to the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, the National Park Service’s Glen Canyon Regional Communications Center was notified at approximately 3:18 p.m. of a capsized boat on Lake Powell at the mouth of Navajo Canyon.

“The 25-foot, privately owned pontoon boat was being towed by another boater when waves contributed to the towed boat capsizing,” the sheriff’s press release said. “Several of the 11 passengers were trapped under the overturned boat.”

When rescuers arrived, they found one person on the capsized pontoon boat and nearby boaters helping people get out of the water, the office said. The office said a juvenile and an adult were flown to the hospital.

“The deceased to date include two 4-year-old males and Melissa Bean, a 72-year-old female,” the press release said. The sheriff’s office said the boys and the woman died at the scene.

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office told KSL that a family from Kanab, Utah, was involved in this accident, but did not provide information on the nature and extent of the family’s involvement.

This is a breaking news story and may be updated as more information becomes available.