A man has died following a river rafting accident in Clear Creek Saturday afternoon, according to Idaho Springs Police Chief Dave Wohlers.

Wholers said that the man, who was in his 40s, fell out of the raft, which did not overturn. The man was in the water for several miles before being recovered downstream.

Efforts were made to revive the man, but they were not successful. Currently, it is undetermined if his death was due to drowning or to a medical emergency.

Colorado Department of Transportation sent a tweet at 5:30 p.m. that said U.S. 6 at Clear Creek Canyon was closed because of an accident, but it reopened by 5:50 p.m.

Corrie Sahling: 303-954-1223, csahling@denverpost.com or twitter.com/corriesahling