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13 paddleboarders knocked into water at Westminster lake

Westminster Fire said weather moved in quickly, knocking the boarders into the water.

WESTMINSTER, Colo. — At least thirteen people were knocked into the waters of Standley Lake in Westminster after a microburst flipped paddle boards Friday afternoon.

According to the Westminster Fire Department, all of those people are okay and they don't believe anyone else is in the lake. 

Fire crews and park rangers were on scene at 2:30 p.m. rescuing the people who had fallen in.

A microburst is a collapsing column of air that falls out of a thunderstorm causing intense straight-line winds. The winds usually accelerate after hitting the ground as they spread out.

Winds could be heard whipping through a nearby 9NEWS crews' microphones during a news conference being held by the NTSB in relation to a plane that crashed Friday morning.

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