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A 12-year-old Boy Scout drowned Wednesday afternoon while scuba diving in Bear Lake.
A Boy Scouts of America official confirmed the death of the boy, who is from Las Vegas.
Vic Rowberry, a spokesman with the BSA, said the boy was participating in a scuba diving experience as part of a week-long aquatics camp.
Rowberry said the organization is still gathering information, but what is known so far is that a group of scouts went out in the water to dive and the boy apparently became separated from the group.
Once the others surfaced and the boy did not, a search went on for about 30 minutes before he was found and rushed to a hospital in Logan, Rowberry said.
The boy had the proper equipment for the activity, including a buoyancy control vest, he added.
The organization has an aquatic and risk management committee that will investigate and review the incident to determine what happened.
Rowberry said the Bear Lake Aquatics Base camp — located on the east side of the lake — provides activities ranging from nature and conservation studies, to archery and scuba diving.
Rowberry said the boy's identity will be released at the discretion of his family.
The Tribune will update this story as more information becomes available.