Crews from two fire departments and the Colorado State Patrol recovered a man’s body found Monday in Clear Creek.
The body was found just as workers were preparing to move a vehicle that had crashed into the creek off U.S. 6 near Golden, said Colorado State Patrol spokesman Trooper Nate Reid.
The car wreck happened Thursday night, but the aftermath was not found until Friday. No body was in the vehicle when it was discovered, Reid said.
Fire crews decided to sweep the area before attempting to remove the car and found a body about three-quarters of a mile from the wreck, Reid said. It is unknown whether the body in the creek is connected to the car crash, he said.
The Jefferson County coroner has been called to identify the body. The Golden and Arvada fire departments aided in the recovery.
The vehicle, a Buick, was not removed from the fast, hard-rushing creek on Monday, in part, for safety considerations.
