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.
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CPW said one of the paddleboarders was wearing a life jacket and was able to swim to shore, while another was rescued by CPW rangers. The individual who was rescued was tethered to their paddleboard and was wearing a lifejacket, the agency said.
The paddleboarder who died was not wearing a life jacket and was recovered just before midnight by CPW’s Marine Evidence Recovery Team, the agency said…