PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) – Divers recovered a body Monday afternoon at Lake Pueblo State Park. Rangers were searching for a swimmer who disappeared near the North Shore Marina.
Lake Pueblo State Park (credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Southeast Region)
Divers with the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office located the body using sonar equipment. An eyewitness reported the swimmer missing mid-afternoon, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials.
Divers with @PuebloCountySO’s Search & Rescue Team were called to @LakePuebloSP off North Picnic Road point, just east of the marina. Within an hour, divers located & recovered a body. The remains were immediately turned over to the Pueblo Co Coroner for ID and cause of death. pic.twitter.com/YJAOVH9IFa
— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) July 15, 2019
The Pueblo County Coroner will identify the remains and determine how they died.