Tag: drowning
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Police recover body from Prospect Lake Wednesday evening
The body of one person was recovered from Prospect Lake on Wednesday night, according to Colorado Springs police. Police were sent to Prospect Lake around 5:30 p.m. to assist the Colorado Springs Fire Department after receiving reports of a drowning. Police said that a bystander on a boat rescued a man from the water and…
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Colorado officials urge stronger water safety after 8 drownings and multiple Front Range rescues
At least eight people have drowned in Front Range waters since mid-March, including two at Eleven Mile Reservoir, three at Cherry Creek Reservoir, one at Rockbridge Lake and two at Lake Pueblo State Park. In the wake of these deaths, law enforcement and rescue crews are urging swimmers to follow water safety measures and take…
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1 killed in flash flooding in Beulah: Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office
One person was killed in Beulah on Sunday after floodwaters swept him downstream, according to a news release from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. The male victim, whose name was not released, was standing near Colorado 78 and Central Avenue when he was caught up in a strong, fast-moving flood current, officials said. Beulah fire…
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Drowning victim recovered from Eleven Mile Reservoir
An adult male drowned Friday at Eleven Mile Reservoir. Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Hartsel Fire Protection District, South Park Ambulance District and Park County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:40 p.m. Friday to a water rescue involving two men who had fallen off a shared paddleboard, CPW said in a Saturday news release. One of the…
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1 dead, 3 injured after ‘incident’ upon family boat at Monument Lake Resort
A deceased man’s body was recovered following an hours-long search for a missing person after a ‘single boat incident’ at the Monument Lake Resort in Las Animas County, according to a news release by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The victim’s three other family members on the pontoon were hospitalized in Trinidad, and no details were…
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Drowned man recovered from Cherry Creek Reservoir
An adult man drowned in the Cherry Creek Reservoir Tuesday, state parks officials said. Witnesses described a man with two other adults on an inflatable raft when it flipped over off the shore of the Cherry Creek swim beach around 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to a news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. One of…
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Colorado Springs kids participate in ‘World’s Largest Swimming Lesson’
Annual event promotes water safety ahead of busy July 4 weekend
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Exchange student from ‘drowning’ Pacific country enjoys time in Colorado Springs
Olivia Greig, an international exchange student currently living in Colorado Springs, knows that most people in the city, and the U.S., have never heard of her native country of Kiribati. “It’s so tiny, and we’re near the Equator, so no one knows about us,” Greig said of Kiribati, which consists of 33 islands — 21…
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Body of missing paddleboarder found in Rampart Reservoir
A water rescue team from Colorado Parks and Wildlife recovered a body from Rampart Reservoir on Aug. 24, according to a news release from the state agency. The family identified the deceased as Otis Forrest Jr. Forrest leaves behind a girlfriend and two rescue dogs, according to a GoFundMe page. “Otis was a bright light…
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Body of missing paddleboarder found in Rampart Reservoir early Sunday
A water rescue team from Colorado Parks and Wildlife recovered a body from Rampart Reservoir, west of the Air Force Academy, early Sunday, according to a news release from the state agency. The recovery comes following an hours-long effort, initiated Saturday afternoon, to find a paddleboarder who fell into the water and failed to resurface.…