Ms, Btyrne died due to being pinned between a bridge pylon and her raft. The guide in her boat had attempted to cut through the boat to get to her, but he was flushed downstream and was not able to inform anyone else that she was pinned there for over 30 minutes! Local News Woman dies after raft crashes into bridge pylon No one else was hurt in the crash which happened Thursday in the Poudre River near the Greyrock Trailhead. Author: Janet Oravetz (9News) Published: 3:29 PM MDT May 31, 2024 LARIMER COUNTY, Colo — A woman died after she was injured when the raft she was in hit a bridge pylon in the Poudre River along Highway 14. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office said dispatch received several calls around 1 p.m. Thursday related to an empty commercial raft in the river. The callers reported the raft was near the Greyrock Trailhead on Highway 14. As they headed that way, first responders learned that there was an accident involving a group from a local rafting company. They were told that the raft had struck a bridge pylon and that others were already performing CPR on the woman on the bank of the river. The woman was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. Her identity and cause of death will be released at a later time by the Larimer County Coroner’s Office. All other members of the group were out of the water and unhurt, the sheriff’s office said. Her identity and cause of death will be released at a later time by the Larimer County Coroner’s Office. The sheriff’s office noted that the raft remains stuck in the bridge pylon and may be visible until there is an opportunity to safely remove it. “This is a tragic loss that deeply impacts someone’s loved ones and our whole community,” said Captain Tim Keeton, who oversees the Emergency Services division. “We’ll continue supporting her family in the difficult days ahead. Thank you to our dispatchers, deputies, Emergency Services personnel, medical teams, victim’s advocates, and partner agencies for their work on this incredibly difficult call.” On May 30, 2024, the Larimer County Coroner’s Office responded to Poudre Valley Hospital Emergency Department to investigate the death of a 20-year-old female. The decedent was transported to the hospital from the Poudre River after being involved in a rafting accident. The decedent is identified as Ciara BYRNE of Fort Collins, CO. A full forensic autopsy was performed on May 31, 2024, at the Larimer County Forensic Sciences Center by Dr. J. White, D.O. Manner of Death: Accident Cause of Death: Drowning