Body of Rafter Who Capsized on Colorado River in June 2024 Located Nearly One Year Later | News Channel 3-12
- On June 1, 2024, a raft overturned on the Colorado River in Gore Canyon, resulting in three individuals entering the river.
- The incident followed a text received by Grand County 911 reporting a person not breathing, leading to a multi-agency response.
- Two men, Brent Boulder and Thomas Russell, were in the water without life jackets; Boulder died despite CPR, and Russell was missing.
- Search teams used rafts, drones, and multiple agencies searched for days but found Russell’s body nearly a year later near Rancho Del Rio after water levels dropped.
- The Grand County Coroner confirmed identification by dental records, marking the closure of a prolonged search with safety concerns noted about missing flotation devices.
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Body of rafter who capsized on Colorado River in June 2024 located nearly one year later | News Channel 3-12
By Sydney Isenberg Click here for updates on this story GRAND COUNTY, Colorado (KMGH) — The body of a rafter who went missing after capsizing on the Colorado River in June 2024 was located nearly one year later. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) said its communications center received a text to 911 around 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2024, about a person who was not breathing on the Colorado River in the Gore Canyon, located southwe…
Rafter who went missing in 2024 found in Colorado River
A rafting accident in the summer of 2024 on the Colorado River left one person dead and one person missing. Nearly one year later, the missing rafter was found on May 21 after a significant decrease in water levels in the area. On Saturday, June 1, 2024, the Grand County communications team received a text to 911 reporting that a subject was not breathing on the Colorado River in the Gore Canyon, southwest of Kremmling. Additionally, a Garmin de…
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