Larimer County Dive Rescue

02/25/2026

This past weekend we were scheduled for our annual ice diving course. The only thing missing was the ice! We still had a good weekend of training and got lots of dives recorded.

01/26/2026

Yesterday we found some ice at City Park to train for ice rescue. A little chilly but the team did awesome!

12/09/2025

Today is Colorado Gives Day! Today is an opportunity to give to your local nonprofit orginazations. The Larimer County Dive team is a nonprofit that has been serving the county for over 50 years. We are always grateful to our donors as their financial support helps keep our team safe by giving us the means to purchase new equipment, maintain our current equipment, and fund training opportunities.

The Larimer County Dive Rescue Team is a self-funded, all-volunteer water rescue organization. To keep LCDRT operating, we must rely on the local community for donations and support. Local support is paramount to the LCDRT existence and ability to properly train and equip...

12/07/2025

This morning our team conducted our annual watermanship test. The test consists of a 500 yard swim, 15 minute tread, 800 yard snorkel swim, 100 yard inert rescue tow and a free dive to retrieve a brick from the bottom of the pool. Everyone did great! We finished things up by refreshing some basic scuba skills.

11/17/2025

Another good day of training for the team at Horsetooth yesterday. It was a really nice November day for working on dive operations.

10/14/2025

10/13/2025

Congratulations to our five team members who completed all the requirements for becoming DR1 certified over the weekend!

10/03/2025

We had an awesome time at Polaris today teaching students how to stay safe in the water and what to do if things don’t go as planned. They got to check out our dive truck, learn about our operations, and even see a dryland dive demo in action!

We always love connecting with our community and sharing what we do to keep everyone safe on the water. Please reach out to us if you are interested in joining or want to learn more about what we do!

09/09/2025

09/08/2025

The call we assisted with earlier this evening

Update (09/09): Late Monday evening, a deceased person, believed to be our missing paddleboarder, was located in Horsetooth Reservoir.

The Larimer County Coroner’s Office will release the identity of the person, as well as cause and manner of death, at a later time.

Horsetooth Reservoir was closed for a period of time due to the recovery, and has since reopened.

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Update (09/08): Search and recovery efforts continue at Horsetooth Reservoir today. The northern part of the reservoir remains closed due to crew operations. Satanka Trail on the northern side of the reservoir is also closed, except to residents. Please continue to avoid the area.

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Search efforts at Horsetooth Reservoir turn into a recovery Sunday for a missing paddleboarder

On Sunday, September 7, a report came in of a missing paddleboarder at Horsetooth Reservoir, near Satanka Cove. Larimer County Parks, Poudre Fire Authority, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office deputies, Larimer County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services, Colorado Parks and Wildlife units and Larimer County Dive Rescue responded to the area to search for the missing person. The paddleboarder was not wearing a personal flotation device.

Crews searched the area where the paddleboarder was last seen, and utilized drones, boats, and sonar in an attempt to locate the missing person. Unfortunately, at this time, search efforts have turned into a recovery for the paddleboarder. Satanka Cove and the surrounding area remains closed due to ongoing recovery efforts.

The Larimer County Coroner’s Office will release the identity of the individual, as well as the person’s cause and manner of death, at a later time.

08/17/2025

Yesterday was another great day of training! One of our main goals was to work on search patterns. Search patterns are key for in water rescue/recovery operations. It was great to be in the water and brush up on our skills!

08/15/2025

Last night, members of our team worked with Larimer County Emergency Services during an ROV training event. We were able to familiarize ourselves with how this machine works and practiced controlling it. We’re always interested in learning how to use new tools to help our community.