MONUMENT, Colo. — A person has died after they apparently fell off a kayak and into Monument Lake Monday, the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Department said.
The department was called out to a water rescue in Monument Lake just after 10 a.m. Monday.
A caller said they could see a blue kayak overturned in the lake and could also see a person's head bobbing in the water, the fire department said,
When fire rescue crews arrived on the scene, they said they found that a nearby resident had grabbed their boat and paddled out to the overturned kayak.
Fire crews met the resident on the lake and recovered a person from the water. They started CPR, but their efforts were unsuccessful and officials said the victim died.
The victim has not been identified.
Monument Police are investigating the incident.
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