MOAB, Utah -- A Colorado teenager died Saturday after his raft overturned in a turbulent stretch of the Colorado River near Moab.

The Grand County Sheriff's Office said the 17-year-old boy from Fraser, Colo., was on a raft that flipped Saturday afternoon in an area called Funnel Falls. A kayaker saw the teen, who was wearing a lifejacket, get sucked under again in nearby Skull Rapid.

Deputies said the boy was pulled out of the river but attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

He was identified by friends of the family as Timothy Rau, a teen who was profiled by 7News last December. The boy's identity was confirmed by the Salt Lake Tribune.

The newspaper reported that Rau was riding in the raft with his mother when they hit the class-3 rapids.

Rau was a junior at Middle Park High School.