Man drowns in Colorado river trying to retrieve hat that blew off

NewsWorldAmericasMan drowns in Colorado river trying to retrieve hat that blew offThe man was not wearing a life jacket when he entered the water from a pontoon boat to retrieve the lost item, according to local authoritiesJasmine Fernández in Miami Tuesday 14 April 2026 17:06 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957430","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/california-man-drowns-colorado-river-b2957430.html","title":"Man drowns in Colorado river trying to retrieve hat that blew off"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-24521","index":0}A drowning occurred on a stretch of the Colorado River near the Arizona-Nevada border, when a man was trying to retrieve his hat (AFP via Getty Images)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news al...