LITTLETON, Colo. — A man died at Chatfield State Park after he went missing on the water while out on a paddleboard on Sunday.
Around 2 p.m. Sunday, South Metro Fire Rescue (SMFR) posted on Twitter that it had responded to Chatfield State Park along with Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) after receiving a report of a missing person in the water.
At 4:30 p.m., SMFR said its crews were transitioning command to CPW to continue the recovery operations.
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CPW confirmed that an adult on a paddleboard was the person missing. His body was recovered from the reservoir just before 9:30 p.m. He has not been identified.
No other details were immediately available.
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