One person and a dog died Friday on Lake Pueblo after a fishing boat capsized, sending the sole survivor swimming for shore, according to .
The state agency’s maritime emergency response team recovered the boater’s body at 9:23 p.m. Friday, according to the agency. A dog’s body was found underneath the capsized boat, state officials said.
Pueblo County coroner’s officials will identify the boater and the cause of death at a later date.
The search started Friday afternoon, shortly after a boat of people waved down Parks and Wildlife officers responding to the capsized boat on Lake Pueblo, according to a from the agency. The group had rescued a survivor who swam about 100 yards from the capsized fishing boat to shore and was taking him into the marina, but the other person from the boat was missing.
Officials said the fishing boat capsized near Pedro’s Point on Lake Pueblo about 12:45 p.m. The boat had lifejackets, but they weren’t worn, according to Parks and Wildlife.
Wildlife officers and other first responders, including a helicopter crew, searched the lake for hours before finding the boater’s body, according to the agency.
“Colorado Parks and Wildlife offers our condolences to the family and friends of the victim, and everyone involved in this tragic incident,” Lake Pueblo State Park Manager Joe Stadterman said in a statement.
