TRAGEDY SATURDAY AT LAKE PUEBLO. ONE PERSON DIED AFTER DROWNING FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT. COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE SAY A SKI BOAT WITH 3 PEOPLE ON BOARD BEGAN TO TAKE ON WATER. THE BOAT SANK ABOUT 50 YARDS FROM SHORE. 2 OF THE 3 PEOPLE HAD LIFE JACKETS ON AND WERE RESCUED. A 3RD PERSON DID NOT HAVE A LIFE JACKET AND WENT BELOW THE SURFACE. THAT PERSONS BODY WAS FOUND IN ABOUT 7 FEET OF WATER. OFFICIALS SAY THE WEIGHT OF THE BOAT AND ROUGH WATERS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSON WHO DIED HAS NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED. IT’S THE FIRST DEATH AT LAKE PUEBLO THIS YEAR.
