COLUMBUS — The Colorado County Sheriff's Office released infor - mation about a local man drowning in the Colorado River.
According to a press release, the Col - orado County Sheriff's Office received a call from a concerned citizen about an abandoned canoe in the Colorado River stuck in debris under the railroad bridge near Beason's Park. The Columbus Vol - unteer Fire Department (CVFD), Texas Parks & Wildlife Game Wardens, and Deputies were dispatched to Beason's Park. On arrival, deputies spoke with the reporting party, who indicated that the abandoned canoe belonged to a person who was known to fish in the river fre - quently. CVFD members, accompanied by deputies, utilized their water rescue boat and traveled upstream to search for the missing person. The search team located personal items on a sandbar that were determined to belong to the missing person, identi - fied as Daniel Joseph Baca, 63, of Co lumbus. The Columbus Police Department went to Baca's address and learned he was last seen in the early evening of May 2.
The CVFD, along with Lower Col - orado River Authority (LCRA) Rang -
