COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO — The Colorado Springs Fire Department was on the scene of a water recovery Tuesday afternoon. It happened just before 2 p.m. at Fountain Creek near Dorchester Park.
In a tweet, the department said that multiple units were responding to the scene of Southbound I-25 and Tejon Street. The Colorado Springs Police Department tells News5 no roads were shut down as a result of this recovery.
The Colorado Springs Police Department responded to the scene and took control of the recovery. The department confirmed it was recovering a body from the river, and located a body under a fallen tree. The body was then recovered with the assistance of Colorado Springs Fire.
The El Paso County Coroner's Office responded, and determined the person to be deceased. The coroner will identify the person and cause of death at a later date.
____
Watch KOAA News5 on your time, anytime with our free streaming app available for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and Android TV. Just search KOAA News5, download and start watching.
