A section of the Blue River will be closed to all watercraft from the Dillon Reservoir to about Mile Marker 111, near Boulder Creek, Sheriff Jaime FitzSimons said Monday, June 19, due to a downed tree across the entire river.<\/p>\n
At least three rafts have already crashed into the tree, FitzSimons said, adding that no one was injured. He called the downed tree a \u201clife-threatening strainer\u201d and cited the Sheriff\u2019s authority under Colorado law to close the river for safety reasons.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a common occurrence but usually there is a way around it,\u201d FitzSimons said. \u201cThis is going all the way across the whole river. A few boats have already been affected by it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The river will remain closed until further notice. The Sheriff\u2019s Office will either find a way to remove the downed tree or keep the river closed until water levels go down, FitzSimons said.<\/p>\n
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