LAYTON —  Tuesday Layton police issued eight trespassing citations at Hobbs Reservoir to people caught swimming.

And Wednesday, parks and recreation city crews removed the rope swings that have made the place popular for swimmers, which is illegal at the privately owned pond, said Layton Police Lt. Travis Lyman. The trees where the rope swings were attached will also be removed at some time in the future.

“They’re dangerous,” Lyman said. 

Lyman said Hobbs Reservoir, also commonly known as Hobbs Pond,  has  “No Swimming” signs posted. Police will continue to patrol the area and will continue to cite anyone found swimming the pond with trespassing tickets. 

The city has two other private ponds, Andrew Adams Reservoir and Holmes Creek Reservoir, where swimming is also not permitted.

“We don’t have nearly the problem with swimmers at those two like we do at Hobbs,” Lyman said.

Fishing and hiking are allowed at Hobbs Reservoir.  The last drowning at Hobbs Reservoir,  which is owned by Kays Creek Irrigation Co., occurred in 2004 when 11-year-old  Nathaniel Taylorr Elkins died. 

In September of 2013 Tyler Flint, 20, of Clearfield drowned at Holmes Creek Reservoir, which is also privately owned. Swimming is not allowed at that pond either, but fishing is allowed.

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