A man who reportedly fell into an extremely rugged whitewater feature called the Devil's Punch Bowl has not been seen since the incident mid-day Wednesday. Searchers suspended their efforts just before 9 p.m. due to darkness.
A man who reportedly fell into an extremely rugged whitewater feature called the Devil’s Punch Bowl has not been seen since the incident mid-day Wednesday. Searchers suspended their efforts just before 9 p.m. due to darkness.
Most of the activity centered in the immediate area of the Devil’s Punch Bowl near mile marker 50. According to Parker Lathrop, Chief Deputy of Operations for the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office, searchers concentrated on a relatively short distance.In the past, Lathrop said, recoveries in this area have generally occurred within a half-mile of the Punch Bowl.
Fighting the natural spring runoff that follows higher temperatures this time of year is another matter entirely.Another incident in Mesa County on Wednesday has put an adult female paddleboarder in the hospital in unknown condition. She and five other friends on a kayak and river raft ran into trouble on the Colorado River near the 5th Street Bridge in Grand Junction. The other five friends were able to get to an island. Rescuers shuttled them to shore using a rescue boat.