Dive team recovers body after raft overturns in Cherry Creek Reservoir in Aurora

Authorities in Aurora have recovered the body of a person who went missing in the water at Cherry Creek State Park on Tuesday.

Multiple sheriff's deputies, Cherry Creek State Park Rangers, South Metro Fire Rescue firefighters and Colorado Parks and Wildlife personnel searched the area around the swim beach for more than two hours after the person was reported missing around 5 p.m.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office asked the public to avoid the area to allow first responders room to work.

In an update Tuesday night, South Metro Fire Rescue said a group of adults was on a raft when it overturned. Two of the adults on the raft made it safely to shore, but one person went into the water and didn't resurface. The missing person's body was recovered after 7 p.m.

SMFR says the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office is investigating the person's death and that the Arapahoe County Coroner's Office will release their identity after their next of kin have been notified.