The man who died after falling off his paddleboard on Horsetooth Reservoir on Sept. 7 has been identified as Gautham Krishnan, 25, of Aurora.

After an autopsy, the Larimer County coroner said the cause and manner of death was accidental drowning.

An obituary for Krishnan said he was raised in Colorado and was "a beloved son whose kind spirit, adventurous heart, and easy smile touched everyone who knew him."

A memorial service for him was held Sept. 12 in Parker.

Krishnan was paddleboarding on the reservoir and fell off his paddleboard, according to the sheriff's office. A storm or microburst was reported about the same time. Another person he was recreating with him called for help.

He was reported missing near Satanka Cove on the north end of Horsetooth Reservoir about 3:30 p.m.

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