Dennington is a physician practicing medicine in the Aurora/Parker area and also owned a vacation home in the Gunnison area, according to the office’s news release.
Around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Gunnison County Emergency Services was notified of a rafting accident on the Gunnison River between McCabe’s Lane (Gunnison County Road 32) and Blue Mesa Lake, Gunnison County Sgt. Randy Barnes reported.
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The adult female and juveniles were treated for multiple abrasions, hypothermia and are recovering, according to the release.
Barnes said the accident is still under investigation and could not provide details as to the river’s cubic feet per second (cfs) or if the persons involved were wearing lifejackets. He said more information may be available today.

Cassie Seiff wrote on Sep 14, 2008 4:31 PM:
Judge Johns Ghost wrote on Jun 2, 2008 9:37 AM:
I would hope that the churning chocolate waters and debris floating in area rivers would be enough to discourage people from entering, but sadly, sometimes it takes a few tragedies for everyone to understand how dangerous it is.
Please, people... Stay Out Of The Water!!! ...at least for a few more weeks. "