Colorado river rangers fish car out of the Arkansas

FREMONT COUNTY, Colo (KRDO) -- One man narrowly missed sleeping with the fishes after he dozed off at the wheel Saturday.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the driver of this SUV was going along Highway 50 near Cotopaxi when he fell asleep. His car went straight into the Arkansas River, landing on its wheels. The driver was soon rescued by CPW river rangers with the Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area. The car, meanwhile, was reeled in by a tow truck.

Wildlife officials say the man is lucky to have escaped unharmed. The fish, too, are safe. Because the car landed upright, no fluids leaked into the water.

The driver of this SUV was lucky. He escaped unharmed after falling asleep and landing in the cold waters of the Arkansas River near Cotopaxi on Saturday. The @AHRA_CPW river rangers felt lucky because the SUV landed upright and no fluids escaped to threaten the fishery. (3 of 4) pic.twitter.com/ZqdMi3cVcC

— CPW SE Region (@CPW_SE) May 10, 2020