Body of missing 22-year-old recovered in Deep Fork River
LUTHER, Okla. (KFOR) - 22-year-old Michael Jaden Ybarra went swimming in Deep Fork River to swim and never came back up. Saturday morning, crews recovered his body downstream.
The Oklahoma City Fire Department is responding to the scene Friday afternoon to locate the missing swimmer.
"We have all the things we need if we were able to see a live victim to get to him we could have got to him, just not the case today," Major Ryan Hill, Oklahoma City Fire, said.
Turbulent waters created a high risk for crews' search and rescue efforts, leading them to call off their operation.
"Unfortunately, if we don't see the risk way out the other benefits of being able to find the victim, It's just not worth it to put people in the water because we're going to end up, that type of water, we're going to end up losing someone else," Major Hill, said.
Oklahoma City Fire did not say when they would come back to begin search efforts again. Family members stayed long after search efforts were suspended, desperate to find their loved one.
According to Oklahoma City Police, the search resumed Saturday at 8 am.
"At approximately 11 a.m. Oklahoma City Police drone located the body just downstream, and Oklahoma City Fire dive team recovered the body," Sgt. Rob Robertson said.
Ybarra's family shared with News 4, "Jaden was charming, a family man, loved god, his animals, and Morgan Wallen."
They added that he was also a proud business owner of Ybarra's Landscaping and Irrigation.
His family, understandably, is asking for privacy at this time, but has a GoFundMe up to help support them during this tragic time.