Buena Vista Teen Missing at Clear Creek Reservoir

A search and rescue for a Buena Vista High School student was launched late yesterday at Clear Creek Reservoir.

The teen went missing after the canoe he was in capsized while he was duck hunting.

Witnesses at the scene said the teen and a friend fell in the water when their canoe flipped just before 5 pm.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife Manager Jim Aragon told KDVR TV that the mother of one boy and the father of the other were on shore at the time of the accident. The father swam out to the canoe while two Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers helped as he rescued one of the boys.

As darkness set in, they were unable to locate the other boy in the frigid waters.

Several units including a specialized CPW Marine Evidence Recovery Team and a CPW search team using an underwater drone equipped with sonar, lights and video camera, are involved in the search.

Clear Creek Reservoir is a popular fishing lake located 15 miles north of Buena Vista just west of Highway 24.

More details when they become available.

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Buena Vista Teen Missing at Clear Creek Reservoir

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