Search crews early Wednesday recovered the physique of a 67-year-old man who went lacking whereas kayaking on Bowles Reservoir in Lakewood a day earlier.
West Metro Hearth Safety District crews and Lakewood cops responded to a water rescue at Bowles Reservoir close to Marston Lake at about 2 p.m. Tuesday after a kayak was discovered overturned within the water and an area resident was lacking.
UPDATE: rescue operation has now became restoration. Divers accomplished exhaustive sonar search of reservoir, with in depth underwater search, and didn’t discover anybody. Diving circumstances are difficult, with little to no visibility below the floor. 1/2 https://t.co/AhBhttUOkZ pic.twitter.com/hPE7dlxfBe
— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire) October 17, 2023
Crews used sonar to look the reservoir, and after a number of hours the rescue became a restoration effort, based on posts by West Metro Hearth on X.
A Colorado Parks and Wildlife crew continued looking out the reservoir till after midnight utilizing sonar, and the person’s physique was recovered from the water at 12:10 a.m. Wednesday, based on Lakewood police and West Metro Hearth. The person’s id was not launched pending affirmation from the Jefferson County Coroner’s Workplace.
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