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Poudre Fire Authority said the woman fell off her paddleboard just after 11:15 a.m. during a sudden squall that kicked up strong winds across the reservoir. Officials said the wind pushed her board out of reach, and she was not wearing a life jacket.
Park rangers in Colorado rescued a woman from drowning at the Horsetooth Reservoir on Thursday afternoon.
Sunshine Stewart, 48, disappeared on the night of July 2 during an outing on Crawford Pond in Union, Maine. Her body was found hours later near an island preserve.
A ranger saved a woman "actively drowning" in Horsetooth Reservoir after a gust of wind pushed her paddleboard away from her.
The body of 48-year-old Sunshine "Sunny" Stewart of Tenants Harbor was found on July 3. Her death was ruled a homicide.
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Stunning new video showed a great white shark just feet from a paddleboarder off a Massachusetts beach. It’s just the latest shark encounter caught on tape across the U.S. this summer. NBC News’ Sam Brock reports.
Public officials are urging recreators to be safe following a death at a popular Colorado reservoir due to lack of life jacket.