WATKINS, Colo. — One person is dead after a car was swept off the road by high waters Wednesday night.
At about 11:30 p.m., the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office received reports of vehicles that had been washed off the road near East 6th Avenue and North Watkins Road. The sheriff's office said one of the cars was occupied.
Crews from Bennett Fire and ACSO were called out but could not get to the vehicles due to the high water levels, according to ACSO.
Thursday morning, crews using a drone were able to find the car with one person inside several hundred yards northwest of the intersection, John Bartmann with ACSO said.
The swift water rescue team from South Metro Fire Rescue responded and was able to recover the person from inside the car, according to Bartmann.
The person was pronounced dead, Bartmann said. She has been identified as Crystal Buckey, 63, of Watkins.
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