Officials identify boater found dead in Lake Pueblo
Pueblo County officials identified the man who was found dead Wednesday more than 100 feet below the water’s surface at Lake Pueblo.
The county coroner’s office says 69-year-old James Igoe of Pueblo West was pulled from the water after two days of searching. Witnesses said they saw Igoe’s boat disappear below the water Monday afternoon.
It’s not clear what led to Igoe’s boat sinking. Search and rescue teams had to use a high-powered sonar device to spot the boat, and Igoe’s body was found nearby.
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The body of a man whose boat sank Monday afternoon in Lake Pueblo was found Wednesday afternoon 109 feet below the water’s surface.
Witnesses said they saw a small aluminum boat near the north picnic area of the lake, east of North Shore Marina, and then heard a loud noise before seeing the man in the water, according to a news release. They called 911 and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department began searching the area.
Dive teams were brought in, and on Tuesday, a high-powered sonar device was brought from Littleton to search the deeper waters. The search resumed Wednesday, and the boat was spotted on sonar. The body was recovered nearby.
The man’s identity hasn’t been released yet.
“We offer our condolences to the family of this person,” said Monique Mullis, manager of Lake Pueblo State Park. “And I appreciate the work of our rescue team, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s volunteer divers and the Colorado Springs Fire Department dive team who spent hours at the scene during this operation.”
