Waldo Canyon Fire evacuee drowns at reservoir

Posted: 07.06.2012 at 10:43 AM

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. (AP) -- A man who drowned in Chatfield Reservoir this week was an evacuee from the Waldo Canyon wildfire.

The body of 37-year-old Jason Gustav Stark was found Wednesday in the reservoir southwest of Denver.

Douglas County Sheriff's Office spokesman Ron Hanavan told The Gazette of Colorado Springs that Stark had been camping with friends near the reservoir when he disappeared.

The coroner has ruled the death an accident.

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Information from: The Gazette

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