Colorado: Doctor and dad-of-13 dies after saving kids when raft flips | US News
Dr Dustin Harker died after saving his children during a whitewater rafting accident.
Stay updated with breaking news from Sunshine Falls. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Dr Dustin Harker died after saving his children during a whitewater rafting accident.
Dr. Dustin Harker, a Kansas neurologist, went rafting with some of his children and a group of friends on June 9 when the accident happened in the Sunshine Falls area of the Arkansas River.
The family had rafted the same river in previous years but the rapids were more turbulent than usual due to high amounts of rainfall, the family said.
A beloved Kansas doctor died while saving his 13-year-old daughter from drowning during a whitewater rafting trip in southern Colorado.
Dustin Harker, 47, a neurologist from Hutchinson, was on a whitewater rafting trip Friday with friends from church.