Two College Students Found Dead Hiking Ice Mountain
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Two Colorado college students have been found dead after going missing during a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains last weekend when a heavy snowstorm hit, authorities said.
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The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office said that the bodies of Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found “near each other” at 3:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday “in a basin of West Apostle Mountain in Chaffee County.”
Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, left the Colorado Mountain College Leadville campus Friday for a backpacking adventure on Ice Mountain — a nearly 14,000-foot peak on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains in Chaffee County, the sheriff’s office said.
“Foul play is not suspected,” the sheriff’s department wrote, while stressing: “We will not offer theories as to what may have happened until an autopsy can be completed.”
Matsuda's car was found at the trailhead with "about eight inches of snow on the ground but none under the vehicle," the sheriff's office said.
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Jackson Donlon and Kaden Matsuda, two college students from Colorado Mountain College Leadville, were found dead on Wednesday after going missing during a snowstorm while attempting to hike Ice Mountain in Colorado over the weekend. The storm deposited about two feet of snow, which contributed to their disappearance. Police used drones with infrared technology, helicopters, and K9 units for search efforts but did…
Two college students who went missing on Ice Mountain hike are found dead: ‘A gut punch’ →2 articles from New York Post on this storyTwo college students, Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found dead on Wednesday after going missing during a hiking trip near West Apostle Mountain in Chaffee County, Colorado. They had left their campus on Friday to hike Ice Mountain but did not return as expected over the weekend. The sheriff's office stated that foul play is not suspected and emphasized that an autopsy will determine more about what…
2 college students found dead after going missing while hiking, police say →Two young hikers, Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found dead in Colorado’s West Apostle Mountain basin on Wednesday after going missing during a blizzard that covered Ice Mountain with two feet of snow. The search effort involved about 60 people, including dogs, drones, and helicopters, to recover the bodies four miles from where Matsuda's car was parked at Mt. Huron trailhead. Officials warned that…
Two young hikers found dead in remote Colorado basin after brutal mountain blizzard →Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found dead after going missing during a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains near West Apostle Mountain last weekend when a snowstorm hit. The pair had left their college campus to hike Ice Mountain but failed to return as expected; they were reported missing on Monday. About 60 search and rescue volunteers used helicopters, drones, and dogs to locate them over several…
Two Colorado college students found dead after going missing during hike →Two hikers, Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found dead near Ice Mountain in northern Chaffee County, Colorado, on October 26, two days after they went missing during a college expedition. The search involved nearly 50 personnel, dogs, drones, helicopters, and infrared technology but did not locate the hikers until their bodies were discovered lying next to each other near West Apostle Mountain…
Hikers aged 19 and 20 found dead after going on expedition to Colorado's Ice Mountain →Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found dead in a mountain basin near West Apostle Mountain after going missing during a hiking trip in Colorado on October 23. The students from Colorado Mountain College were reported missing by their campus staff on Monday, and their bodies were discovered Wednesday amidst efforts involving 60 search and rescue volunteers from six counties. Sheriff Andy Rohrich…
Deputies find bodies of missing college students who went hiking on treacherous mountain trail →Show 1 more outlets
Two Colorado college students, Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found dead on Wednesday near West Apostle Mountain in Chaffee County after going missing during a hiking trip that began on October 23. The bodies were discovered by search teams that included multiple county rescue units and dogs, with foul play ruled out pending autopsy results. Sheriff Andy Rohrich expressed pride in locating the…
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Two college students missing after going on Ice Mountain hike as search team makes devastating discoveries
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- 28 Oct
Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, left the Colorado Mountain College Leadville campus Friday for a backpacking adventure on Ice Mountain — a nearly 14,000-foot peak on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains in Chaffee County, the sheriff’s office said.
- 29 Oct
2 college students found dead after going missing while hiking, police say
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29 Oct 2 Colorado college students found dead after going missing during hikeTwo Colorado college students, Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found dead on Wednesday near West Apostle Mountain in Chaffee County after going missing during a hiking trip that began on October 23. The bodies were discovered by search teams that included multiple county rescue units and dogs, with foul play ruled out pending autopsy results. Sheriff Andy Rohrich expressed pride in locating the…Global News
29 Oct Deputies find bodies of missing college students who went hiking on treacherous mountain trailKaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found dead in a mountain basin near West Apostle Mountain after going missing during a hiking trip in Colorado on October 23. The students from Colorado Mountain College were reported missing by their campus staff on Monday, and their bodies were discovered Wednesday amidst efforts involving 60 search and rescue volunteers from six counties. Sheriff Andy Rohrich…Fox News
29 Oct Hikers aged 19 and 20 found dead after going on expedition to Colorado's Ice MountainTwo hikers, Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found dead near Ice Mountain in northern Chaffee County, Colorado, on October 26, two days after they went missing during a college expedition. The search involved nearly 50 personnel, dogs, drones, helicopters, and infrared technology but did not locate the hikers until their bodies were discovered lying next to each other near West Apostle Mountain…Daily Mail
29 Oct Two Colorado college students found dead after going missing during hikeKaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found dead after going missing during a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains near West Apostle Mountain last weekend when a snowstorm hit. The pair had left their college campus to hike Ice Mountain but failed to return as expected; they were reported missing on Monday. About 60 search and rescue volunteers used helicopters, drones, and dogs to locate them over several…The Guardian
29 Oct Two young hikers found dead in remote Colorado basin after brutal mountain blizzardTwo young hikers, Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found dead in Colorado’s West Apostle Mountain basin on Wednesday after going missing during a blizzard that covered Ice Mountain with two feet of snow. The search effort involved about 60 people, including dogs, drones, and helicopters, to recover the bodies four miles from where Matsuda's car was parked at Mt. Huron trailhead. Officials warned that…The Independent
29 Oct Two college students who went missing on Ice Mountain hike are found dead: ‘A gut punch’Jackson Donlon and Kaden Matsuda, two college students from Colorado Mountain College Leadville, were found dead on Wednesday after going missing during a snowstorm while attempting to hike Ice Mountain in Colorado over the weekend. The storm deposited about two feet of snow, which contributed to their disappearance. Police used drones with infrared technology, helicopters, and K9 units for search efforts but did…New York Post
29 Oct 2 college students found dead after going missing while hiking, police sayTwo college students, Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found dead on Wednesday after going missing during a hiking trip near West Apostle Mountain in Chaffee County, Colorado. They had left their campus on Friday to hike Ice Mountain but did not return as expected over the weekend. The sheriff's office stated that foul play is not suspected and emphasized that an autopsy will determine more about what…ABC News (US)- 28 Oct Two college students missing after going on Ice Mountain hike as search team makes devastating discoveriesTwo college students, Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon, went missing after a hiking trip on Ice Mountain in Colorado over the weekend. The sheriff’s office reported that the pair left from the Colorado Mountain College Leadville campus Friday for their adventure but did not return as planned due to rapidly changing weather conditions that turned rainy to heavy snow by Saturday afternoon. On Tuesday, search teams…New York Post
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