The Larimer County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who died after the raft she was on struck a bridge pylon on the Poudre River on May 30.

Ciara Byrne, 20 and of Fort Collins, was determined to have died due to drowning.

The raft involved in the collision was a commercial raft, with people who initially reported a potential incident having spotting the raft empty in the Poudre River near the Greyrock Trailhead.

Other members of the group were able to make it out of the water safely and were unhurt.

Ciara Byrne was receiving CPR when first responders arrived at the scene. She was transported to a local hospital where she was later pronounced deceased.

“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.”

Condolences go out to those impacted by this tragic loss.

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