{"id":3546,"date":"2026-08-07T17:34:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3546"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:34:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T17:34:27","slug":"man-drowns-in-colorado-reservoir-after-kayak-flips-in-high-winds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3546","title":{"rendered":"Man drowns in Colorado reservoir after kayak flips in high winds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A man died in a Colorado reservoir Thursday after his kayak flipped amid high winds.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3544\">Appeals court rules Trump can\u2019t build White House ballroom without congressional approval<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Colorado Parks and Wildlife responded to the incident at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Eleven Mile Reservoir and pulled the unconscious man out of the water. 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