Paul Fraughton | Salt Lake Tribune With the levels of the Weber River lowered, volunteers search Saturday, May 5, 2012, for the body of a 4-year-old Layton boy who fell into the swiftly moving waters more than a week earlier.

Safety concerns delaying search for boy missing in Weber River

4-year-old Corbin Anderson fell into the water on April 28.

By nate carlisle

| The Salt Lake Tribune

First Published May 07 2012 10:55 am • Last Updated May 07 2012 10:31 pm

Searchers are determining when divers can return to the Weber River to try and recover the body of the boy who fell in last month.

Meanwhile, Ogden police are continuing to walk the river’s banks in case 4-year-old Corbin Anderson surfaces, said Ogden police Lt. Danielle Croyle.

Divers have periodically entered the river since Corbin fell in on April 28, but swirling currents have made the search difficult and sometimes dangerous.

On Monday, Weber County Sheriff’s Lt. Mark Lowther said divers were discussing when they can return to the stretch of the river where Corbin’s body is believed to be submerged — between 17th and 24th streets.

"They’ll have to look at a couple areas and see if it’s safe," Lowther said.

Over the weekend, rangers from Utah State Parks searched an area of the Great Salt Lake where the Weber River empties. Lowther said searchers "really, really, really doubt" Corbin’s body would have been able to escape through grates and other barriers and reach the lake, but searched the lake as a precaution.

Also on the weekend, the river was lowered and diverted through an alternate channel, leaving some areas shallow enough to wade while other spots remained up to 10 feet deep. More than 100 searchers joined the effort on Saturday to take advantage of the lower water levels.

Corbin and his family are from Layton. The boy tumbled into the river while standing on a boulder so his family could take his picture, police have reported.

ncarlisle@sltrib.com

Twitter: @natecarlisle

story continues below

Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

About Reader Comments

---

Reader comments on sltrib.com are the opinions of the writer, not The Salt Lake Tribune. We will delete comments containing obscenities, personal attacks and inappropriate or offensive remarks. Flagrant or repeat violators will be banned. If you see an objectionable comment, please alert us by clicking the arrow on the upper right side of the comment and selecting "Flag comment as inappropriate". If you've recently registered with Disqus or aren't seeing your comments immediately, you may need to verify your email address. To do so, visit disqus.com/account.
See more about comments here.