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2 dead after kayak capsizes at Lake Pleasant BY JOE McHUGH
Peoria Times Staff Writer
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March 16, 2023
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he Maricopa County’s Sheriff ’s Office and the Peoria Fire Department responded to a 911 call at Lake Pleasant just prior to 8 p.m. March 5, as witnesses had heard distressed swimmers. Upon arrival, officers found a capsized inflatable kayak with no passengers. After a search that wrapped up the following morning, the bodies of 28-year-old
Christopher Govoni and 24-year-old Rogelio Ortiz were found dead. “There’s no suspicion of any foul play,” said Joaquin Enriquez, public information officer with the Maricopa County Sheriff ’s Office. “Every time we talk about these issues, they are tragic.” Responding to the water near the Roadrunner Campsite at Lake Pleasant, authorities conducted an extensive search the night of the accident. Combining the area, they located the capsized kayak as well as two pairs
of shoes floating in the water. Resuming the search early the next morning, detectives conducted a substantial investigation of what possibly could have happened. “The Lake Patrol detectives did do a full inspection on the 10-foot inflatable kayak,” Enriquez said. “They found no damage, but with this type of kayak, it’s not uncommon for it to be unstable. Maybe it just got a little SEE KAYAK PAGE 2
Peoria High wrestler wins school’s 1st girls title BY JOE McHUGH
Peoria Times Staff Writer
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eoria High School wrestler Nylease Yzagere has been unstoppable on the mat over the last three years, with a cumulative record of 71-4. Despite that, the junior had fallen short of a state championship victory each year. Come the 2023 State Championship, Yzagere finally clinched the title she had been denied in the prior two years, becoming the first female wrestling state champion in Peoria girls wrestling history. “She stuck to it, no matter how hard it got for her,” Peoria assistant wrestling coach April Badillo said. “And she earned it. She earned it, and we’re really proud of her. There’s been times where she’s wanted to
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After years of battling for her first state championship, Peoria High School’s Nylease Yzagere finally climbed the mountaintop to become the first female wrestling state champion in school history. (Peoria High School/Submitted)
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