{"id":1527,"date":"2026-06-12T08:03:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T08:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1527"},"modified":"2026-06-12T08:03:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T08:03:11","slug":"colorado-man-found-dead-in-yellowstone-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1527","title":{"rendered":"Colorado man found dead in Yellowstone National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A Colorado man was found dead in a lake at Yellowstone National Park on Monday, federal officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1525\">Victor Marx\u2019s atypical campaign for governor \u2014 and sometimes-incredible backstory \u2014 makes him a force in GOP primary<\/a><\/p>\n<p>People on a boat on Yellowstone Lake saw the man\u2019s body floating in the water near Rock Point, on the northwest shore of the lake near Bridge Bay, the National Park Service said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1523\">Metro Denver air quality hit by \u2018intrusion of ozone,\u2019 state says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rangers recovered the man\u2019s body, capsized kayak and personal belongings. 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