Body of missing swimmer found in Lake Pueblo State Park

Authorities found the body of a missing swimmer at Lake Pueblo State Park on Saturday, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

The swimmer was reported missing around 8:15 p.m. Saturday, according to a news release issued Sunday by CPW. Witnesses said the swimmer was last seen near the Sailboard Beach area, west of the dam.

Rangers and divers from the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office searched the lake and found the swimmer's body around 11 p.m. Saturday. The body was in 6-foot-deep water, approximately 75 feet from shore, according to the news release.

The person's name has not yet been released, authorities said.

This is the 19th water-related death in the state this year, according to CPW.

“We hate to see a life lost in such a tragic way,” Lake Pueblo State Park Superintendent Joe Stadterman said in Sunday’s release. “This is another sad example of the importance of wearing life jackets when you are in or even near water.”