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May 2008
Man drowns in Glade Park potholes
A man drowned this afternoon while swimming in the potholes area of Glade Park, according the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputy Patrick Arotin, spokesman for the Sheriff’s Department, said the man appeared to be in his early- to mid-20s and died after jumping in the water to try to save another swimmer.
“He apparently got pulled under, pulled downstream with some heavy currents. … His friends got him, and he was not conscious and not breathing,” Arotin said.
He said the deceased man’s friends gave him CPR for about 30 minutes before emergency responders from the Glade Park and Grand Junction fire departments arrived.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Arotin said.
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Wanted Delta woman apprehended
A Delta woman on lam with three warrants out for her arrest was arrested Friday night, according to Delta County Jail records.
According to the jail, Catherine Rachel Francis-Dessert, 64, was brought into the facility around 11 p.m. Friday and booked in on suspicion of three counts of contempt of court.
No one from the Delta Police Department could be reached for comment today.
Francis-Dessert was last seen May 9, according to the Delta Police Department.
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Power restored for city, county
Power has been restored to the Old County Courthouse, 544 Rood Ave., and Grand Junction City Hall, 250 N. 5th St., the county announced today.
Both the city and county will be open for business Monday.
The city and county Web sites are back up and running.
County and city business ground to a halt Friday after an underground electrical line failed Thursday night.
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