FORT COLLINS | Authorities have confirmed that a body recovered from northern Colorado’s Cache la Poudre River is that of a rafter who went missing late last month.
The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports 57-year-old David Smith’s body was found near Poudre Park on Tuesday afternoon. The Fort Collins man went missing after his raft capsized about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) upstream June 29.
Search and rescue crews looked for him along 12 miles (19 kilometers) of the river, using a drone, a helicopter and divers.
Smith’s death marks the second on the Poudre this year. Less than a week after Smith went missing, 26-year-old Matthew Spates, also of Fort Collins, drowned in the river.
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Information from: Fort Collins Coloradoan, https://www.coloradoan.com
