College basketball player Deng Mayar, 22, dies in drowning incident

Omaha men’s basketball player Deng Mayar died Saturday in a drowning incident, the school announced on Sunday. He was 22.

The incident occurred at Blackridge Reservoir in Herriman, Utah, on Saturday, according to FOX 13 Salt Lake City. Mayar and 21-year-old Sa Mafutaga were struggling in the water. Mafutaga was able to reach the shore with the help of some bystanders and tried to get to Mayar but couldn’t reach him. Emergency personnel were called to the scene.

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Emergency officials were unable to find him for hours before they used a submers...