Paddleboarder & Dog Found Dead After Wind Storm at Eleven Mile Reservoir
ELEVEN MILE STATE PARK, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO, AUG 2 – A sudden windstorm caused three paddleboarders and a dog to fall into the reservoir, resulting in two fatalities after an 11-hour search, officials said.
- An 11-hour search concluded Friday with the recovery of a paddleboarder and a dog from Eleven Mile State Park reservoir, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.
- A sudden wind storm on Friday blew three people and a dog into Eleven Mile Reservoir around 1 p.m., according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
- Survivors were both wearing life jackets, with one paddler swimming ashore and another rescued by park rangers after an 11-hour search.
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife urges recreationists to wear life jackets and monitor weather forecasts; Harstle Fire and the Park County Sheriff's Office assisted in the search.
- Rising water-related fatalities in Colorado highlight ongoing safety risks, with at least 10 deaths since May and the Park County Coroner's Office to release the victim's identity.
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Bodies of missing paddleboarder, dog, found after 11-hour search
DENVER (KDVR) -- The bodies of a missing paddleboarder and dog were recovered from Eleven Mile Reservoir in Eleven Mile State Park in Lake George late Friday evening, following an 11-hour search. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said it recovered the body, identified as that of an adult man, and the dog after three people and a dog paddleboarding were blown into the water when a large wind storm rolled through the park at around 1 p.m. Friday. ‘…


Paddleboarder, dog die in apparent drowning at Eleven Mile State Park
Authorities recovered the bodies of a paddleboarder and a dog at Eleven Mile State Park in Park County late Friday evening after they were reported missing earlier in the day, according to park officials.
Paddleboarder & dog found dead after wind storm at Eleven Mile Reservoir
Canva LAKE GEORGE, Colo. (KRDO) - Colorado Parks and Wildlife recovered a man and dog from Eleven Mile State Park late Friday evening. CPW says three people and a dog were paddleboarding when a fierce wind storm rolled through the park, blowing the group into the water around 1:00 p.m. Friday. One person wearing a life jacket was able to swim to shore, according to investigators. CPW rangers say they rescued a second person who was tethered to t…
Body of missing paddleboarder, dog, found after 11-hour search
DENVER (KDVR) -- The body of a missing paddleboarder and a dog were recovered from Eleven Mile State Park in Lake George late Friday evening, following an 11-hour search. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said it recovered the body, identified as that of an adult man, and the dog after three people and a dog paddleboarding were blown into the water when a large wind storm rolled through the park at around 1 p.m. Friday. ‘My world has drastically …
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