Tag: prospect lake
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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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Police investigate third shooting in less than a week around Memorial Park
Police are investigating a possible connection between a large altercation in east Colorado Springs and a gunshot victim who showed up at an area hospital early Monday, law enforcement officials said. Officers responded to a 3:30 a.m. call about a “physical disturbance” involving several people in the 700 block of South Prospect Street. As they…
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Driver who died after Prospect Lake crash was under the influence of fentanyl, autopsy reveals
A man who drove over a curb and into Prospect Lake on Feb. 19 died of drowning in the “setting of fentanyl intoxication,” according to his autopsy results from the El Paso County Coroner’s Office. The coroner ruled that 39-year-old Cedric Harp’s manner of death was an accident. Colorado Springs police and firefighters were on…
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Man rescued from Prospect Lake last week has died
A man who firefighters rescued from Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs last week has died, according to the El Paso County Coroner’s Office. The man has been identified as 39-year-old Cedric Harp, reported Gazette news partner KOAA. Firefighters rescued Harp on Feb. 19 after he drove into the lake. The Colorado Springs Fire Department released…
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National bird: Best spots to view bald eagles around Colorado Springs
Here’ the best places for eagle watching around metro Denver.
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New aeration system being installed in Prospect Lake to combat harmful algae
Toxic blue-green algae within the waters of Prospect Lake in Colorado Springs’ Memorial Park will be no more. That’s the hope and intent of a new aeration system designed to turn over the lake’s water about every two days. The city began moving in equipment and materials this week and will begin digging next week…
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Prospect Lake reopens after toxic algae closure
Prospect Lake in Memorial Park reopened for recreation Tuesday after about a two-week closure because of dangerous levels of toxic blue-green algae, according to a news release from city officials. The reopening comes after two consecutive negative tests “for an elevated concentration of blue-green algae,” the release stated. Swimming, paddle boarding, tubing, water skiing, and…
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New aeration system for Prospect Lake will preserve motorized boating uses
A new aeration system at Prospect Lake will kill and prevent harmful blue-green algae while also preserving the operation of motorized watercraft, including boats, within its waters. Colorado Springs spokeswoman Cassie Melvin said in an email Thursday the city is finalizing a contract and scope of work with Colorado Springs-based Timberline Building Systems to install…
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Gates, surveillance cameras, lighting installed at Memorial Park following shootings
According to CSPD data, more that 300 crimes were reported at the park between 2020 and 2022
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Prospect Lake beach house has reopened
Prospect Lake’s beach house in Memorial Park reopened July 13 after the beach house shut down nearly two years ago for renovations, a city news release announced. The city planned to celebrate the Eni R. Jasperson Beach House’s reopening with a ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday at 2:30 p.m., the release said. “Our goal is that the contemporary…