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Off-duty police officer found dead hours after wakeboarding accident at Colorado state park

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Blair, A. (2026, September 30). Off-duty police officer found dead hours after wakeboarding accident at Colorado state park. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/us-news/off-duty-police-officer-found-dead-hours-after-wakeboarding-accident-at-colorado-state-park/

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Corporal Stephen Biggs, a 41-year-old off-duty police officer with the Pueblo Police Department since 2010, was found dead early Monday morning in Lake Pueblo State Park following a wakeboarding accident on Sunday evening. The underwater search to locate him involved an automated robot due to the depth of over 50 feet where his body was recovered. Biggs, known for receiving numerous commendations including three Medals of Valor and the Distinguished Service award, was remembered by Chief Chris Noeller as a dedicated officer whose loss is deeply felt throughout the department.

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Corporal Stephen Biggs, a 41-year-old experienced member of the Pueblo Police Department's SWAT team, was found dead early Monday morning in Lake Pueblo State Park, Colorado, hours after he went missing during a wakeboarding accident on Sunday evening. The search for Biggs involved an underwater robot by Colorado Parks and Wildlife due to the depth of over 50 feet where his body was recovered. Biggs, who had been with the department since 2010, received numerous commendations including ten letters of commendation, three Medal of Valor awards, and a Distinguished Service award. His colleagues mourned the loss, emphasizing his significant contributions to the police force.

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An off-duty police officer was found dead hours after a wakeboarding accident at a Colorado state park. asserted

officer → find → park

Corporal Stephen Biggs, 41, a cop with the Pueblo Police Department since 2010, was found early Monday morning in Lake Pueblo State Park, the office announced. asserted

office → find → Park

The experienced member of the department’s SWAT team was reported missing on Sunday evening at around 5:30 p.m. local time after disappearing while out on his wakeboard, KMVT reported. asserted

KMVT → report → wakeboard

His body was recovered in just under 50 feet of water following an overnight search by Colorado Parks and Wildlife involving an underwater robot to reach him. asserted

body → recover → him

Touching photographs appearing to show Biggs, his partner, and daughter on a boat in the hours before the accident were shared on social media. asserted

photographs → touch → media

During his distinguished career, Cpl. Biggs received 10 letters of commendation, three Medal of Valor awards, and the Distinguished Service award, Pueblo Police noted. asserted

Police → receive → Valor

“Working with Stephen was an honor, and his loss is deeply personal,” Pueblo Police Department Chief Chris Noeller said in the news release. asserted

Noeller → work → release

“His courage, dedication, and commitment to his fellow officers meant so much to our department. asserted

courage → mean → department

I was proud to serve with him, and I will miss him. asserted

I → serve → him

My heart is with his family, his friends, and everyone in our department who is grieving his loss,” he went on. asserted

he → grieve → loss

Biggs’ patrol car will be parked at police department headquarters as a sign of respect, according to the statement. uncertain

car → park → statement

Family and loved ones were seen embracing and leaving flowers and tributes on the vehicle, KRDO13 reported. asserted

KRDO13 → love → vehicle

No further details have been released about the incident, which remains under investigation. asserted

which → release → investigation

Off-duty police officer found dead hours after wakeboarding accident at Colorado state park

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