Brendan Patrick Unitt

2020

Life Keepsakes Service Also Served In Our Keeping

Brendan Patrick Unitt served the U.S. Marine Corps for 4 years. Brendan served during the years of the Iraq, the Libya, the Afghanistan and the Global War on Terrorism.

How He Died

Manner Accident

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

What Happened

Ranger Brendan Unitt drowned while responding to a distressed boater on Horsetooth Reservoir near Soldier Canyon Dam at about 9:30 pm.

Ranger Unitt had been conducting a foot patrol at the campgrounds on the west shore of the reservoir when a strong-wind event occurred. He was dispatched to assist a distressed boater, but when he returned to his boat he discovered it had been blown off of the shoreline. It is believed that he removed his flotation device in an attempt to swim to the boat to retrieve it.

A massive search was undertaken when he failed to arrive at the distressed boater call or respond to dispatchers. His body was located at approximately 3:30 am the following morning.

Ranger Unitt was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Larimer County Department of Natural Resources for six months.

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Marine Corps

2011 – 2015

Conflicts

Iraq Libya Afghanistan Global War on Terrorism Iraq / Syria Syria

Also Served

Larimer County Department of Natural Resources

Ranger

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