Overview

• At about 4:25 p.m. Monday a gust of wind overturned a paddleboard carrying an unidentified man and his two children on Chatfield Reservoir
• Nearby paddleboarders rescued the children but the father went missing and did not resurface
• South Metro Fire Rescue, West Metro Fire Rescue, Colorado Parks and Wildlife rangers and the Marine Evidence Recovery Team conducted a sonar-assisted underwater search
• Crews recovered the man’s body at 7:15 p.m. and the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office will release his identity as part of a death investigation
• Colorado Parks and Wildlife is urging mandatory life jacket use, offering free loaner jackets at Chatfield State Park and warning visitors about sudden wind gusts