A group of rafters on the Poudre River Sunday overturned their raft and one woman has died. The rafters were aboard a non-commercial raft when it tipped over.
If you are going to fall off your inner-tube, into a raging river, it's nice to have trained rescuers nearby. That was the case yesterday on the Poudre River.
Last Rush for the Wild West is a film that tackles the issue of what could happen to the Colorado River after the mining. It's being shown by Save the Poudre on January 13, 2015.
A plan has been submitted by the founders of OtterBox for a 100,000 square foot expansion project for the Poudre River District in Fort Collins that would include a distillery, restaurant, meeting rooms, retail shops and a music venue.
An unidentified woman was rescued from the Poudre River yesterday just after noon about ¼ mile east of Overland Trail and the Poudre River in northwest Fort Collins.
About two weeks ago the City of Fort Collins prohibited the operation of any single-chambered, air-inflated devices on the Poudre within Fort Collins city limits due to dangerous conditions on the river. Although the river is still "dangerous," the ban has been lifted.
Just days after the Poudre River opened for recreational activities, it has already been shutdown to some of those activities because of above average runoff and extreme danger.