Brothers drown in rural Custer County pond

  • Source: Canon City Daily Record
  • Published: 09/04/2017 05:03 PM

Authorities found the bodies of two Custer County brothers in a pond Monday afternoon after they drowned in low-visibility waters, according to a news release. Weldon Rusher, 20, and his older brother, Benjamin Rusher, 28, were swimming in 41-degree water Sunday night and died after struggling to stay above the heavy weeds that surrounded them. Their bodies were found in a family pond at Music Meadows Ranch at the base of Music Pass in rural Custer County, the Custer County Sheriff's Office news release said.



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