Family rescued from Arkansas River

Zink Lake closed due to stronger than normal current

The otherwise slow and steady Arkansas River has some pep in it's step this week.River Parks Authority's Joe Medlin explained to 2 News the fast moving waters are coming from flooding in Wichita.WATCH: Zink Lake closed due to stronger than normal current Zink Lake closed due to stronger than normal currentTo mitigate that, theyre releasing water down into Kaw Lake," he said. "Kaw Lake releases into the Arkansas which flows to Keystone, so Keysto…

Boater dies after capsizing on Arkansas River near Buena Vista June 6

Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area (AHRA) rangers responded to a call of CPR in progress after two packrafts capsized near Buena Vista on June 6, causing one fatality.

Family rescued from Arkansas River

(PUEBLO, Colo.)-- A rescue was caught on camera in Pueblo County on Monday, June 9, when bystanders pulled three people out from the Arkansas River after their tube flipped at the Waterworks Park in the Steel City. Multiple people have already drowned in Colorado this year, and on Monday, a family went under the rapids right in front FOX21's camera crew as reporter Carolynn Felling was about to interview the Pueblo Fire Department about water sa…