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Three people, including two in Larimer County, have died in recreational water-related drownings this year after a record 34 deaths on Colorado waters last year.
And the water recreation season is only beginning.
All three people were kayaking at the time of their deaths and none of the three were wearing life vest, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials.
Jason A. Wolf, 46, of Fort Collins, died May 1 at Medical Center of the Rockies after a kayaking accident on Douglas Reservoir near Wellington, according to the Larimer County coroner.
Family grieves the loss of husband and son that died while kayaking at Cherry Creek Reservoir
Christopher Carmon loved the great outdoors and getting out to fish and kayak, but his adventure on Sunday cost him his life when his kayak capsized in Cherry Creek Reservoir.
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AURORA, Colo. â Christopher Carmon loved the great outdoors and getting out to fish and kayak, but his adventure on Sunday cost him his life when his kayak capsized in Cherry Creek Reservoir.
Brizghane (Bri) Jarmon met her husband Christopher Carmon, 26, in 2016. They were both on the hunt for Pokemon on the Pokemon GO app when she bumped into him. The two hit it off, and she says the rest was history.
Kayaker drowns in Cherry Creek Reservoir southeast of Denver
May 3, 2021
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AURORA, Colo. (AP) Searchers have recovered the body of a 26-year-old man who fell out of an inflatable kayak during a storm that passed over Cherry Creek Reservoir southeast of Denver.
Sentinel Colorado reports Christopher Carmon, of Aurora, fell into the water Sunday and was found dead several hours later. The water temperature was about 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degree Celsius) at the time, and Carmon was not wearing a life jacket.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials say a strong storm created gusty winds and choppy water that might have caused the kayak to capsize. Witnesses reported seeing Carmon “in obvious distress,” according to a news release from the agency.