Ari Harms, 30, was last seen Sunday, May 28 entering the Colorado river on an inflatable kayak. The search is expected to resume when water levels decrease.
GRAND COUNTY, Colo. — A six-day search has been suspended for a kayaker who went missing on the Colorado River.
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office said the following day, the host of the Pioneer Park campground notified authorities a person that was supposed to have checked out from their campsite left their vehicle at the campground. Over the course of the week, search crews covered several locations in Byers Canyon downstream to Parshall triggering periodic river and Highway 40 closures.On Thursday, the sheriff’s office said search teams found Harms’ backpack and other personal belongings in the Colorado River and search efforts continued utilizing specialized water search dogs.
“After speaking with Ari’s family last night, we have made the difficult, but necessary decision to suspend official search operations until the conditions of the Colorado River change in the upcoming weeks.”
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