Body found in Teller County reservoir after call for help
A body was found Friday after an hourslong search of Skaguay Reservoir, about 20 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.
Responding to a call for help, wildlife officers and Teller County Sheriff’s deputies searched from boats for several hours before recovering the body, officials say.
It was determined that the drowning was a suicide. The victim, a Cripple Creek resident, had been missing for a couple of days, according to police.
The victim’s identity has not been released.
Skaguay is an isolated reservoir about eight miles east of Victor along rugged gravel roads at an elevation of about 8,900 feet.
A body was recovered from Skaguay Reservoir Friday, July 31.





