End of Watch: Ranger Brendan Unitt
Ranger Brendan Unitt
Larimer County Department of Natural Resources, Colorado
End of Watch Thursday, August 20, 2020
BIO
Age 27
Tour 6 months
Badge P246
INCIDENT DETAILS
Cause Drowned
Ranger Brendan Unitt drowned when he was thrown from his patrol boat while searching for a missing boater on Horsetooth Reservoir at about 9:30 pm.
Other boaters called authorities when they discovered Ranger Unitt’s boat adrift on the reservoir. His body was located at approximately 3:30 am the following morning. It is believed he was thrown from the boat when he encountered extremely strong winds gusting at more than 30 mph.
Ranger Unitt had served with the Larimer County Department of Natural Resources for six months.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Attn: Chief Ranger
Larimer County Department of Natural Resources
1800 S. County Road 31
Loveland, CO 80537
Phone: (970) 619-4570
