According to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, crews from Nederland Fire Protection District responded to a report of a deceased person floating face-down in Barker Reservoir, near Nederland, after someone fishing at the reservoir notified authorities of the situation just after noon on July 6.

Once rescue personnel were at the scene, the team was able to confirm that a deceased male was in the water. The unidentified male’s body was soon recovered by a dive team.

Additional information related to the situation has not yet been made available, including cause-of-death. This information will be released by the coroner’s office at a later date following the continuation of the investigation into the situation.

Condolences go out to those impacted by this death.

While the press release on this matter refers to the related reservoir as Barker Reservoir, this body of water is also called Barker Meadows Reservoir.

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