Newport Beach man dies in Colorado river rafting accident

DINOSAUR, Colo. — A California man was killed in a weekend rafting accident in northwestern Colorado.

Officials with Dinosaur National Monument say 47-year-old Anthony Vasi of Newport Beach, California, died Saturday at Triplet Falls while on a commercial rafting trip with family and friends on the Green River.

The National Park Service says the raft got stuck on rocks and several passengers were thrown into the fast-moving water.

Park officials were notified about the accident by satellite text at 12:40 p.m. Saturday.