RedactedNarrative: Operator 1 and Operator 2 launched a canoe on Clear Creek Reservoir and began paddling to set up a duck hunting blind for the following day. 
  
  The two operators paddled to the middle of Clear Creek Reservoir as the operators reached the middle of the reservoir a strong wind storm blowing approximately 24 MPH from West to East began. The wind and operators behavior capsized the canoe. Both Operator #1 and Operator #2 were not wearing PFD's. 
  
  Both Operator's began swimming against the wind approximately 270 yards from shore. Operator #1 drowned before reaching the shore line and Operator #2 we rescued approximately 80 feet from shore. The Colorado Marine Evidence Recovery Team recovered Operator #1 on 11/16/2020.
  