At one point, she described how they got stuck in the shallow water and used an oar to unstick the boat. Autumn said they launched in the afternoon and made it out to Provo Bay. That was one of the challenges 19-year old Autumn and her father faced while scouting for ducks Sunday.
"But when you get out there, the main channel is hard to know exactly where it is." "From here it looks like, 'Oh, yeah, it's easy, just follow this out there,'" Cannon explained.
Cannon explained the channel from the gravel boat ramp out to Provo Bay is narrow and deceivingly shallow. People launch their boats to fish, or hunt for duck or geese. Spencer Cannon with the Utah County Sheriff's Office. Despite the low-key look, "it is a very popular spot here," said Sgt. The woman is now sharing a message of caution for others who go out on the lake.Ī little dirt road off I-15 leads out to a nondescript gravel boat ramp called Mill Race Boat Ramp on Provo Bay.
PROVO, Utah - A Utah County woman is recounting an intense experience after getting stuck in waist-deep mud in Utah Lake for two hours.