Man dies after falling off paddle board into cold water in Colorado; dog survives after swimming to shore
Water rescue teams with Colorado Parks and Wildlife recovered the body early Sunday in Rampart Reservoir, west of Colorado Springs. A dog that was also on the paddle board managed to initially stay on the board before later swimming to shore in water temperatures of 62 degrees.
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. – A paddle boarder’s body has been recovered from a reservoir near Colorado Springs, Colorado, after officials said the man went missing in a wind event Saturday afternoon.
Water rescue teams with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) recovered the body early Sunday in Rampart Reservoir, west of Colorado Springs.
According to a CPW news release, the Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) responded to the initial call for help at the reservoir when witnesses reported that a man fell in and disappeared. A dog that was also on the paddleboard managed to initially stay on the board before later swimming to shore in water temperatures of 62 degrees.
CSFD staff began an immediate search using a helicopter before calling in CPW’s Marine Evidence Recovery Team, which used a specialized CPW boat equipped with multiple sonar devices, including a submersible, a remote-operated vehicle equipped with sonar, lights and a video camera.
About 1 a.m. local time, a sonar located the victim in the water some 67 feet deep. CPW rangers used their remote-operated vehicle to recover the body.
A paddleboarder’s body was recovered from Rampart Reservoir near Colorado Springs, Colorado, after officials said the man went missing in a wind event on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024.
A paddleboarder’s body was recovered from Rampart Reservoir near Colorado Springs, Colorado, after officials said the man went missing in a wind event on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. (Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW))
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