1 dead, 1 missing after rafting accident on the Colorado River

One man is dead and another is missing after a raft capsized on the Colorado River Saturday, according to the Grand County Sheriff's Office.

The Grand County Communications Center received a text message on June 1 around 3:40 p.m. reporting a subject not breathing on the Colorado River. It was determined that there had been a rafting accident in the Yarmony Rapids area of ​​the Colorado River and that CPR was being performed on an adult male, who was later pronounced deceased.

There was another male subject still missing after the accident, and emergency responders used rafts, ground crews, unmanned aerial systems and a Union Pacific Railroad Hi-Rail to search for the missing person in the river and surrounding area. They couldn't find him. A third person in the group came out of the river safely and was found.

According to preliminary reports, neither subject was wearing a personal flotation device.

The deceased was a 56-year-old man from the Denver metro area and was taken to the Grand County Coroner's Office. The missing man is 61 years old and also from the Denver metro area.

The Grand County Coroner's Office will release the deceased man's name and cause of death, if available. The identity of the missing person will not be released at this time, pending notification of immediate family.

The Bureau of Land Management River Rangers will continue their search Sunday. The Sheriff's Office encourages anyone rafting in the area to be vigilant and call or text 911 for any additional information or sightings.