Wife found dead, husband injured after boat capsizes on Lake Pleasant

MCSO divers recover body of woman from Lake Pleasant

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says they used an underwater robotic vehicle to find 51-year-old Shannon Hitchcock.

PHOENIX - Divers with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office have recovered the body of a woman after a boat capsized on Lake Pleasant, officials said.

The incident happened near South Barker Island on April 2 while Shannon Hitchcock and her husband were on board. Officials say their 44-foot powerboat, which was traveling on a plane, had lost control, causing it to roll over several times.

The couple were then thrown from the boat, according to MCSO.

The husband was found by onlookers and was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, but the wife was still submerged in the water.

Deputies say she wasn't found until early Saturday morning, when divers brought her body back up to the surface.

Her body was taken to the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner, and detectives are still investigating the case.

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