Two local men have died after their jet boat overturned in the Snake River just below Palisades Dam, according to the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office.

At approximately 10:30 a.m. Friday, Bonneville County sheriff’s deputies, the Swan Valley Fire Department and Idaho Falls Ambulance responded to a report of the overturned boat, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Emergency dispatchers were told three people had been in the boat — one had been pulled from the water by witnesses, one remained in the water and a third was unaccounted for. Deputies activated the Sheriff’s Office Dive Rescue Team to respond as well.

When emergency personnel arrived, they found bystanders providing first aid and CPR to an adult male who had been pulled from the water, the Sheriff’s Office said. An adult female had gotten out of the water just before emergency personnel arrived. Deputies learned another adult male was trapped underneath the overturned boat in the river.

Boaters and witnesses in the area had attempted to free the trapped man but were unable to do so.

Deputies launched a boat carrying dive and rescue personnel, quickly reaching the overturned vessel and locating the trapped man, according to the Sheriff’s Office. He had been submerged for several minutes, tangled in a rope attached to the boat.

Rescue personnel freed the man and began lifesaving measures while bystanders continued CPR on the first man pulled from the water, the Sheriff’s Office said. Two emergency helicopters — one from Air Methods and the other from Intermountain Rescue — were dispatched and flew the men to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls.

The woman was evaluated at the scene and was uninjured, authorities said.

Both men died at the hospital as a result of their injuries, the Sheriff’s Office said Friday afternoon.

None of the names of those involved in the boating accident have been released but authorities said all three resided in East Idaho.

The trio had been in the jet boat just below the dam’s main outlet when it overturned, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Life jackets were on board but none of the occupants were wearing them at the time, authorities said.

The Sheriff’s Office credited bystanders and boaters in the area for calling for emergency help and rendering aid before rescue crews arrived.