State Glance

Divers recover body of a missing swimmer from Lake

Havasu

LAKE HAVASU CITY — The body of a Lake Havasu City man who went missing while swimming near Thompson Bay was recovered Monday, authorities said.

Mohave County Sheriff’s officials said divers located the body of 67-year-old Gary Elliott Welmer around 10:30 a.m. Monday about 21 feet under the water’s surface.

Authorities responded to the area about 4 p.m. Sunday after receiving calls about a missing swimmer.

Sheriff’s crews and the Lake Havasu City police dive team performed an underwater search, but were unable to find the man and the search resumed Monday morning.

Authorities said the incident is under investigation.

Motorcycle and truck collision kills 2 people in Phx.

PHOENIX — A man and woman died after a collision between a motorcycle and a pickup truck in Phoenix, authorities said.

The accident around 2 p.m. Sunday killed 30-yearold Jessie Andrade and 34-year-old Aracely ArvizuHernandez, police said.

Andrade was operating a motorcycle with ArvizuHernandez as his passenger. As Andrade switched to the middle lane while approaching an intersection on Indian School Road, his motorcycle collided with the truck, police said.

Andrade and Arvizu-Hernandez were transported to a hospital where they died from their injuries.

The 25-year-old driver of the truck was evaluated and was not found to be impaired. He and the 34-yearold male passenger of the truck were not injured, police said.