Overview

• An unexpected windstorm on Aug. 1 capsized three paddleboarders and a dog at Eleven Mile Reservoir, triggering an 11-hour search by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Harsthel Fire and the Park County Sheriff’s Office.
• Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Marine Evidence Recovery Team recovered the bodies of 33-year-old Zachary Gursky and his dog shortly before midnight.
• One paddleboarder wearing a life jacket swam to shore and another tethered to their board was pulled from the water by park rangers.
• Gursky was not wearing a life jacket when he was swept into the reservoir.
• The Park County Coroner’s Office has launched an investigation as officials emphasize life-jacket requirements following at least ten water-related deaths in Colorado since May.