Paddleboarder, dog found dead after storm on Eleven Mile reservoir
The body of a paddleboarder and dog were recovered from the reservoir at Eleven Mile State Park after a strong wind storm rolled through the area Friday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said.
The man was with two others on the Eleven Mile Canyon Reservoir when a storm rolled in at 1 p.m. Friday and blew the group into the water, state officials said in a news release.
The park is near the community of Lake George off of U.S. 24, about 40 miles west of Colorado Springs.
One person was wearing a life jacket and was able to swim to shore, and rangers rescued a second paddleboarder who was wearing a life jacket and tethered to a board.
The man’s body was recovered by Parks and Wildlife’s marine evidence recovery team late Friday after an 11-hour search, state officials said. He was not wearing a life jacket.
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