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BUENA VISTA — Colorado State Parks officials plan to build a cofferdam today around the Arkansas River area where Kimberly Appelson’s body is presumed to be.
Appelson, 23, was a first-year Arkansas Valley Adventures rafting guide who was ejected from a raft at an area of the river called Frog Rock during a recreational excursion.
Colorado State Parks spokeswoman Deb Frazier said construction of the cofferdam is expected to be complete by the end of the day. A body- recovery attempt should be made Wednesday. The cofferdam is a structure meant to slow water flows, which can be fast and dangerous to rescuers in that area.
