RIDGWAY – The body of a woman found dead at the Orvis Hot Springs in Ridgway early Friday morning, March 5, has been identified as 50-year-old Theresa J. Powell of Telluride.

According to Investigator Joel Burk of the Ouray County Sheriff’s Office, deputies found Powell’s body floating face down in one of the outdoor hot springs pools after receiving a 911 emergency call at approximately 7:30 a.m. Friday morning. Ouray County Coroner Gary Miller was notified and also responded to the scene.

According to Burk, Powell had signed in at the front desk at approximately 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 4 and was last seen in the pool areas by other guests at approximately 11:45 p.m. that night. Witnesses reported that she had been acting “strange and erratic,” Burk said in a press release.

Evidence at the scene leads investigators to believe that alcohol was involved and foul play is not suspected.

An autopsy has been ordered and Sheriff Dominic “Junior” Mattivi said more information on the unattended death should be released on Monday or Tuesday next week after the autopsy has been completed.

POSTED on March 5, 11:13 a.m.

RIDGWAY – The body of a woman was found dead early Friday morning at the Orvis Hot Springs in Ridgway.

Ouray County Sheriff Dominic “Junior” Mattivi confirmed at 10:30 a.m. on Friday that a body was found unresponsive and “dead on arrival” in the water of a pool when paramedics and law enforcement officials arrived on the scene. Mattivi could not give the identity of the body and further information on the unattended death is forthcoming.

“Right now we are trying to track down the next of kin and investigating all the circumstances,” he said. “We probably won’t have much more information until the autopsy report is completed.” Mattivi said more information should be released on Monday or Tuesday of next week.