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The search for two missing young hikers in Colorado ended in tragedy on Wednesday when a search party recovered the bodies of Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, in the basin of West Apostle Mountain.
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party → miss → Mountain
The pair planned to hike Ice Mountain and departed on October 23, intending to return on October 25, officials said earlier.
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officials → plan → October
Authorities found Matsuda’s car at the Mt. Huron trailhead, where hikers typically leave their vehicles.
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hikers → find → vehicles
They also found their tent, but it had been covered with snow.
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it → find → snow
Authorities warn that anyone planning to climb in the area should be experienced, as it’s regarded as a “very technical” climb.
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it → warn → climb
At the time of the pair’s planned climb, Ice Mountain was covered in around two feet of snow.
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Mountain → plan → snow
Officials described the area as having little or no cell phone service.
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Officials → describe → service
Their bodies were found around 3:30 pm local time, some four miles from where Matsuda’s car was located, authorities said.
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authorities → find → pm
Investigators do not suspect foul play was involved in the tragedy.
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play → suspect → tragedy
An autopsy is pending.
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autopsy → pende → ?
The search effort involved about 60 people, along with search dogs, drones, and helicopters.
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effort → involve → dogs
Chaffee County Sheriff Andy Rohrich disclosed that Matsuda, a native of Ridgeway, Colorado, was studying to be a wildland firefighter, and Donlon, a native of New York, was studying to be a ‘Mountainar’ guide.
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Donlon → disclose → York
The sheriff hoped that, despite the adverse weather conditions, the college students would be found “hunkered down” somewhere.
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students → hop → conditions
Jackson was believed to be carrying an avalanche beacon.
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Jackson → believe → beacon
“We are devastated by the loss of Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon, two members of our Colorado Mountain College community,” the school said in a statement.
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school → devastate → statement
“Our hearts are with their families, friends, classmates, faculty and everyone who knew and cared about them.
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who → know → them
Our focus tonight is on supporting those closest to Kaden and Jackson and making sure our Leadville students, faculty and staff have the emotional support they need in the difficult days ahead.
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they → support → days
We are extraordinarily grateful to the search and rescue professionals and volunteers who devoted themselves to finding Kaden and Jackson.
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who → devote → Kaden
“Our heart aches for Kaden and Jackson's family and friends.
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heart → ache → Kaden
We are very proud of our team's efforts to find them before this weekend's coming storm.
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We → find → storm
Although this is a gut punch, our prayers were answered that we would find Kaden and Jackson, allowing some closure for the family.
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we → answer → family
We ask that everyone give time and distance to family members and friends as they mourn their loss,” Sheriff Rohrich said in a statement.
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Rohrich → ask → statement
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