COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The Colorado Springs Police Department and the Colorado Springs Fire Department recovered a drowning victim on Tuesday morning.
According to a sergeant with the Colorado Springs Police Department on scene, the body was located in Shooks Run Creek near the East Las Vegas Street Bridge.
East Las Vegas Street was closed while crews worked to recover the body. CSPD says they received a call to the area Monday evening regarding a swift water rescue, but at this time are unsure if this person was related to that call.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is learned.
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Pueblo County Coroner's Mortuary Suspended - Bodies Found Behind "Hidden" Door Says DOLA
A funeral home operated by the Pueblo County coroner is suspended, according to documents from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA). "Mr. Cotter stated that the bodies were awaiting cremation and admitted that some bodies had been in the room for approximately fifteen years," part of the DORA report reads. "Mr. Cotter admitted to inspectors that he may have issued next-of-kin fake cremains."
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