A man died Saturday while tubing the Arkansas River in Fremont County, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
A group of seven people started floating the river in inner tubes near Portland, about five miles east of Florence, on Saturday morning with a plan to float to their campsite on private land a few miles downstream, the agency said in a news release Monday.
The group became separated while tubing and a man in his mid-30s fell off his tube into the water.
A person fishing nearby saw the man unresponsive in the river, brought him to shore and started CPR, according to state officials.
Rangers and emergency services responded to the scene around 11 a.m., and the man was later pronounced dead.
Rangers did not find a life jacket on or near the man. His name and cause of death will be released by the Fremont County Coroner’s Office.
Colorado is on track to see a record-high number of water fatalities this year, according to CPW.
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Originally Published: July 15, 2024 at 1:05 p.m.
