UPDATE: The missing men have been located deceased and have been identified as Narayana Muddana, 49 and Gokul Mediseti, 47. The female victim has been identified as Haritha Muddana. The three victims resided in Chandler, AZ and are originally from India.
The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is continuing its search for the bodies of two men who were walking on a frozen lake and fell through the ice.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, at 3:35 p.m. on December 26, deputies from the Forest Lakes Substation responded to Woods Canyon Lake for the report of 3 people, two males and one female who fell through the ice on the lake.
The deputies and Fire units were able to pull the female from the water and administer life saving measures but were unsuccessful.
Deputies were able to acquire a boat from the boat rental at the lake and conduct an expanded search of the area. Additional units have responded to the area with cold water gear as well as the Department of Public Safety Air Rescue with a cold-water diver.
This article was updated at 4:30 p.m. on 12/27/2022.