Paddleboarder 'Blown Off' Board Dies After Microburst: 'He Was Unable to Keep His Head Above the Water'
Photo: Summit County Sheriff’s Office A paddleboarder died after a storm hit Colorado’s Dillon Reservoir on Saturday, according to authorities. Officials responded to a 911 call from Dillon Reservoir, located about 70 miles west of Denver, after the male victim was “blown off” his board and presumablydrownedafter being caught in a microburst on Saturday afternoon, the Summit County Sheriff’s Officewrotein a statement. According to theNational Weather Service, a microburst is a “localized column of sinking air within a thunderstorm” and can be up to 2....