One person is dead and another in critical condition after a boat hit three tubers at Navajo State Park on Saturday, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, a boat hit a tube that was being towed behind another boat near Windsurf Beach at Navajo State Park. People on the two boats called 911 and rangers, as well as Southern Ute police officers, arrived shortly after the incident. Three people were riding on the tube, according to a Saturday news release from CPW.
One person died at the scene and another was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. The third tuber was not injured, park officials said. The identity of the person who died has not yet been publicly released.
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Windsurf Beach was temporarily closed for the investigation, according to the release.
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