A missing hiker was found dead Monday after he failed to return from a camping trip, Boulder County officials said.
Around 11:30 a.m. Monday, Boulder County sheriff’s officials received a call about a man who had not returned from his camping trip in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office Wednesday.
Sheriff’s officials said the camper – an unidentified 36-year-old man – was supposed to return from his camping trip on Monday. When he didn’t respond or show up, family members reported him missing.
The missing man’s car was found in the Brainard Lake parking lot, and Boulder County Sheriff’s Office emergency services began a search, sheriff’s officials said Wednesday.
Based on family reports of the hiker’s plans and using information from the man’s Garmin GPS device, search and rescue teams – including ground searchers, dog teams and a helicopter – combed the surrounding area.
At around 5:30 p.m. Monday, search crews found a body believed to be the missing camper near Lake Isabelle, at the base of Shoshoni Peak, sheriff’s officials said.
“Due to the remote location and challenging terrain, it was not safe to conduct recovery operations that night,” sheriff’s officials said Thursday.
According to the sheriff, rescue crews from the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group and a Colorado Department of Fire Prevention and Control helicopter returned Tuesday to recover the man’s body and transport him to the Boulder County Coroner’s Office.
The medical examiner’s office will identify the man and release the cause and manner of death at a later date. Sheriff’s officials said they do not believe his death was suspicious at this time.
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