Overview
- A Beulah man was swept away and later found dead after flash flooding on Sunday near the intersection of Highway 78 and Central Avenue, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said.
- Local fire crews, Pueblo County deputies, drone teams and a Flight for Life helicopter searched the area and located the victim about two miles downstream, and officials have not yet released his identity.
- The National Weather Service estimated roughly 1 to 1.5 inches of rain fell in about 90 minutes and issued a Flash Flood Emergency warning residents in Beulah.
- Authorities say the Aspen Acres burn scar amplifies flood risk because loss of vegetation and hydrophobic soil boost runoff and can produce fast, debris-filled flows from even short, intense storms.
- Residents report repeated floods since late July, and state officials are conducting damage assessments with FEMA as they review options including a possible presidential disaster declaration.