Man drowns in Lake Lowell; third drowning in lake since 2011

NAMPA, Idaho – Three people now have drowned in Lake Lowell since 2011.

The Idaho Press-Tribune reported witnesses saw a man, who was later identified as 28-year-old Denny J. Denn, swim out Monday to a buoy and then go under the water when he was attempting to swim back to shore.

Authorities conducted a search for the man and recovered his body 20 yards from the shoreline in approximately 8 feet of water.

A man drowned at the Upper Dam of Lake Lowell in July 2016. In 2011, a 15-year-old boy from Meridian drowned in Lake Lowell.