LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — Crews have found the body of a kayaker who went missing at Lon Hagler Reservoir in Larimer County.
Larimer County Sheriff's Office Emergency Services and investigators searched for the missing 24-year-old man with the assistance of Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Larimer County Search & Rescue, and Poudre Fire Authority.
Loveland Fire water rescue resources were also on the scene and aerial drone resources were utilized.
Lon Hagler Reservoir is a State Wildlife Area and is located a few miles west of Campion in southeast Larimer County. According to the sheriff's office, the missing man was kayaking at the reservoir Tuesday afternoon but failed to return home as expected. Family members received communication that indicated he was on the reservoir in the late afternoon and search efforts were focused on that area.
On Wednesday evening, the sheriff's office posted on social media that the kayaker's body had been found and recovered.
The Lon Hagler Reservoir North parking lot was closed to public access during the search effort. It has now been reopened.
The man's identity will be released by the Larimer County Coroner's Office at a later date.
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