Body Found In River Downstream From Site Of Car Crash

GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) - Emergency crews on Monday afternoon recovered a body found in Clear Creek west of Golden.

Investigators believe the body is tied to a car that crashed into the creek last Thursday night. Initial searches did not find a body in that car.

The body on Monday was found almost a mile downstream from where the car was found.

Highway 6 through Clear Creek Canyon was shut down in the early afternoon when the recovery operation started.

It remained closed at 3 p.m. on Monday.

In:
• Highway 6
• Clear Creek Canyon
• Jefferson County