Two Colorado college students found dead after going missing during hike
Summary
Authorities found Colorado Mountain College students Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, dead on Wednesday in a basin on West Apostle Mountain. The students went missing during a planned hike in the Rocky Mountains as a heavy snowstorm hit; officials are investigating the cause of death, and foul play is not suspected.Key Facts
- Matsuda and Donlon left the college’s Leadville campus on Friday and were expected back by Sunday.
- The students had told family and friends they planned to hike Ice Mountain, a peak near West Apostle Mountain that requires technical climbing.
- College staff reported them missing on Monday morning.
- About 60 search and rescue volunteers used helicopters, drones and dogs in the search.
- A helicopter crew found a collapsed tent, sleeping bags, a stove and clothing near a lake north-west of Ice Mountain on Tuesday.
- Authorities said climbing equipment was not found in the students’ dorms, tent or vehicle.
- Officials said the causes of death remain under investigation and they will wait for autopsy results before offering theories.
- Matsuda was studying to become a wildland firefighter, and Donlon was studying to become a mountain guide.
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