1 killed, 1 missing after rafting accident on Colorado River

GRAND COUNTY, Colo. — One man was killed and another is missing after a raft capsized on the Colorado River Saturday, the Grand County Sheriff's Office said.

A 911 caller reported around 3:40 p.m. that a person was not breathing on the river in the Gore Canyon area, south of Kremmling.

It was determined that there had been a rafting accident and a bystander was performing CPR on a victim, identified as a 56-year-old man from the Denver metro area, who was later pronounced dead by first responders. speakers.

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The sheriff's office said it was also determined that there was another man, identified as a 61-year-old man from the Denver metro area, who was still missing.

Responders deployed additional rafts, ground crews, unmanned aerial systems and a Union Pacific Railroad Hi-Rail to search the river and surrounding areas.

As of Sunday morning, he had not been found and the search continued.

A third person in the group was able to get out of the river safely and is found.

The Grand County Coroner's Office will release the name of the deceased man and determine the cause of death. The name of the missing man is being withheld pending notification of his immediate family.

Several agencies initially responded, including Grand County Search and Rescue, Grand County Emergency Medical Services, Bureau of Land Management, Eagle County Sheriff's Office, EMTs Eagle County Paramedics, Rock Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Greater Eagle Fire Protection District and Vail Mountain Rescue.

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