Police identified the man whose body was pulled from a car floating in Clear Creek in Wheat Ridge on Wednesday.
Ettore Scena, 96, of Wheat Ridge, was found dead in the car after emergency crews were called to the creek near 11300 W. 44th Ave., said Dave Pickett, a spokesman for the Wheat Ridge Police Department.
The case is being investigated as an accidental death.
Scena’s car entered the creek from a parking lot at Prospect Park. A witness said the the car jumped a parking block and entered the creek.
The car floated downstream for about 1,000 feet before crews were able to stabilize and remove it.
Pickett said that Scena’s death is in no way connected to the young woman whose body was found in the creek on June 29.
The woman, who was in her 20s, was found in the area near 10400 W. 44th Ave.
Police have not released the woman’s name.
While the case is being investigated as a questionable death, investigators believe the woman’s death was likely a suicide, Pickett said.
Jordan Steffen: 303-954-1794 or jsteffen@denverpost.com
