Friends and loved ones are mourning a former Air Force cadet who drowned after becoming trapped under a pontoon boat at a popular lake.
Tyler Jury, 17, was rowing an inflatable boat with his twin brother Brooklyn on Lake Leschenaultia, in Chidlow, in the Perth Hills district, when he became trapped under the floating pontoon boat about 2pm on Tuesday.
Brooklyn quickly raised the alarm and swimmers searched the murky waters for an hour before they finally located the teen.
Emergency services responded to the scene with a priority one code, but despite the paramedics’ best efforts, Tyler could not be saved.
The lake reopened on Friday after an investigation was launched.
Tyler’s family, who lives in Alexander Heights, north of the city, thanked those who came to the aid of the “best brother, best son and best grandson.”
‘He was everything to everyone. He meant a lot. “He was simply a good person,” the family said in a statement.
Tyler’s grieving sister Maddison also expressed her anguish on social media.
Pictured is the last photo taken of 17-year-old Tyler Jury after he drowned in a Perth lake on Tuesday.

Police are seen at Lake Leschenaultia, in Chidlow, in the Perth Hills district, on Tuesday.
“Thank you for all the messages, it is very difficult to lose a family member,” he wrote.
‘I’m so devastated. I love you so much Tyler.’
Tyler’s friends also shared fond memories of his best friend, who was due to graduate high school this year at Joseph Banks Secondary College.
“There was never a dull moment with him…he was always cheering us up, making sure we were all happy,” Rhys MacDonald said.
Emerald McKelvie was among 20 bystanders who jumped into the water to try to locate the teenager after hearing his brother’s cries for help.
“We all started taking turns and diving…we actually made a circle to make sure (we could find it),” the mother of two said. Western Australia.
‘We did everything but… (the) child didn’t come back up.’
Dozens of family and friends gathered on Scarborough Beach Thursday night for a sunset vigil to remember the teenager.

Tyler (pictured center) was a former Air Force cadet and marched on Anzac Day in 2024.
Tyler, who left the Air Force last year, will march on Anzac Day in Perth in 2024.
An ADF spokesperson said support services are being provided to cadets in 7 Wing following Tyler’s death.
‘On behalf of the Australian Air Force cadets, we would like to express our deepest condolences to the family and friends of former Air Force cadet LCDT Tyler Jury. “Our thoughts are with Tyler’s loved ones at this time,” they said in a statement.
WA Premier Roger Cook also expressed his condolences to Tyler’s family.
“I just want to express my thanks and appreciation to the members of the local community, who worked tirelessly to try to rescue that young man, until the emergency services arrived,” he said on Wednesday.
The Shire of Mundaring is working with the relevant authorities to investigate the death and a report will be prepared for the coroner.
Up to 80,000 people visit Lake Leschenaultia each year.
It comes as a man in his 40s drowned while he and four others tried to rescue two children who got into trouble in the water at Native Dog Beach.
The group also began fighting, and the man was washed ashore and taken to the Bremer Bay nursing station, where he later died.
WA Police said the others and the two children returned safely to shore.
There have been 10 drowning deaths in WA in just over a month.