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Dead kayaker still not ID'd
Authorities seek help, warn of dangers on fast-running river
By Coloradoan staff
A kayaker who was found dead in the Poudre River on Saturday has not been identified, and the Larimer County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for information.
Investigators believe the kayaker drowned accidentally. They believe the man, who is the first Poudre River fatality this year, went kayaking alone because no one has come forward inquiring about a missing person, Larimer County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Kathy Messick said.
Because of high precipitation this spring and the recent warm temperatures, the Poudre River is higher than it has been in four years, Messick said. She said it also is running faster and has more obstacles than in the recent past.
"It's a little more hazardous than kayakers are used to," she said.
The area of the Poudre River above where the kayaker's body was found close to mile marker 105 had a stretch of narrow, swift and turbulent water that descended to a large rock bank near the river. Messick said the combination is treacherous, even for an experienced kayaker.
Originally published Monday, June 2, 2003
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To help
Anyone with information on the kayaker's identity is asked to call Larimer County Sheriff's Investigator Jonathan Cox at 970-498-5404. The victim is described as a white male between 25 and 35 years old. He is about 6 feet tall, weighs approximately 175 to 180 pounds and has long reddish-blond hair with a mustache and a goatee. He also has a tattoo of a circle with a feather in it on the back of his left shoulder and two crowns on his upper front teeth. He was wearing a life jacket with the words "NANTAHALA GORGE" on it. Nantahala Gorge is in western North Carolina.
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