Crime & Safety
Driver Dies After Car Plunges Into Clear Creek Canyon
Rescuers pulled the vehicle from the creek on Saturday, authorities said.
US 6 Clear Creek Canyon is CLOSED from Golden to Hwy 119 as the result of a car in the creek. The closure may be lengthy, as we will be recovering the car with a heavy wrecker and @ArvadaFire’s dive team. Please use alternate routes to access the gaming district. pic.twitter.com/ukplSPfkQR
— CSP Gaming (@CSP_Gaming) July 13, 2019
GOLDEN, CO — A man died after a car plunged down Clear Creek Canyon into the water Sunday. U.S. 6 from Golden to Colorado 119 was closed for several hours while the Arvada Fire Department's dive team worked to recover the victim and the car.
The crash was reported at about 3 p.m. at mile marker 276 on U.S. 6, and a swift water rescue operation was underway soon after.
Crews used a ladder truck to remove the vehicle from the water.
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The rescue crew was able to recover the man's body after he floated down Clear Creek to Golden, authorities said. No other people were found in the vehicle or the creek.
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The man's identity and age have not been released. Colorado State Patrol is investigating the cause of the crash.
Western Towing is loading the car onto the flatbed, and we will have the canyon open in a few minutes. pic.twitter.com/Fdk2fiN1co
— CSP Gaming (@CSP_Gaming) July 14, 2019
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