One person died in Clear Creek after a vehicle plummeted into the water in Clear Creek Canyon.
Search and rescuers recovered a vehicle and a victim from the creek Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
U.S. 6 from Golden to Colorado 119 was closed for several hours during the swift water recovery, according to Colorado State Patrol on Twitter.
US 6 Clear Creek Canyon is CLOSED from Golden to Hwy 119 as the result of a car in the creek. The closure may be lengthy, as we will be recovering the car with a heavy wrecker and ’s dive team. Please use alternate routes to access the gaming district.
— CSP Gaming (@CSP_Gaming)
Although a person was recovered from the water, the victim did not survive, Colorado State Patrol in Golden said on Twitter. Arvada Fire’s dive team and a heavy wrecker recovered the crashed vehicle.
Western Towing is loading the car onto the flatbed, and we will have the canyon open in a few minutes.
— CSP Gaming (@CSP_Gaming)
Police have not released the identity of the victim or the cause of the crash.
