UPDATE: Cache la Poudre Canyon River Deaths – July 20, 2021

On July 20, 2021, Larimer County Coroner’s Office responded to a death scene at the location of Cache la Poudre River near mile marker 88 in Bellvue, Colorado. The decedent has been identified as Patricia Brown, age 59 of Madison, Wisconsin.

A forensic autopsy was performed by Michael Burson, MD, PHD.

Manner of death: Accident

Cause of death: Asphyxiation; Due to Fresh Water Drowning; Due to Flash Flood

On July 25, 2021, Larimer County Coroner’s Office responded to a death scene at the location of Cache la Poudre River near Indian Meadows Lodge in Bellevue, Colorado. The decedent has been identified as David Brown, age 61 of San Antonio, Texas.

A forensic autopsy was performed by James A. Wilkerson IV, MD.

Manner of death: Accident

Cause of death: Multiple blunt force injuries