A body that corresponds to the description of a student from the University of Colorado who was missing last week was found in a “hard -to -reach” area of Boulder Canyon, the authorities said.
City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks Rangers warned authorities shortly after 10:40 am local time on Saturday that a deceased woman was discovered near the 40-Mile Marker of Boulder Canyon, said the Sheriff County Sheriff office.
When researchers arrived on the spot, they found a body that corresponded to the description of the 18-year-old Megan Trussell, who was missing on February 9. A GoFundMe page on Sunday was about helping her to commemorate her. “We will always cherish the memories of Megan's lively Spirit and the love she shared with us,” wrote the organizer.
“The name of the deceased is currently not released, pending identification and reporting close relatives,” said the Sheriff office in a statement on Saturday. “The office of the Coroner of Boulder County will also determine the cause and the way of death.”
Megan Trussell, 18, was last seen in her resident room at the University of Colorado Boulder Campus on February 9, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office.Gofundme Page)
The body was found in “Hardly accessible site” for which First Rappel responders had to be performed and had to perform a technical evacuation, according to the Sheriff office.
Missing student from the University of Colorado for the last time on campus
Trussell was last seen on 9 February around 10 p.m. at the University of Colorado Boulder Campus, according to various law enforcement agencies. Authorities described her as a native woman with red hair and brown eyes.
She was last seen in her residence hall on campus, with a blue or gray jacket, dark colored or red yoga style pants and white platform sneakers, the authorities said. She also wore a “separate” blue wallet with a pink star, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
The police of Cu Boulder reported the disappearance of Trussell on Thursday and said that the department worked with “local, national and federal law enforcement agencies and First Responders on campus, on the ground and in the air.”
The FBI field office in Denver also said that it assisted in the search for her. On Friday, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation has published a missing indigenous person of the State for Trussell.
Megan Trussell, 18, was last seen in her resident room at the University of Colorado Boulder Campus on 9 February, according to the Sheriff County Sheriff office.
A family friend of the Trussell family, Judy Brocato, told the Denver7 television station that Trussell's phone in Boulder Canyon was peeled on the night she disappeared. Brocato had helped on Saturday with the search for volunteers.
Brocato noted that Trussell was “not really a walker” and that it was cold that evening, according to Denver7. A strong storm system has covered parts of Colorado during the weekend, so that cold temperatures and periods of heavy snow are transferred, said the National Weather Service in Boulder.
“It is very confusing how she just seems to have disappeared,” she said Denver7. “It's not logical. So we just try to merge that.”
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Research and repair of remains
A lot Boulder Canyon Drive, also known as Highway 119, was temporarily closed between the city of Boulder and the city of the Netherlands during the investigation, said the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Megan Trussell, 18, was last seen in her resident room at the University of Colorado Boulder Campus on 9 February, according to the Sheriff County Sheriff office.
The Boulder Canyon Trail, a 2.6 mile path that runs past Boulder Creek and Boulder Canyon Drive, was also temporarily closed, according to Boulder County Parks and Open Space. The path reopened shortly after 4 p.m. on Saturday.
The road closing allows “researchers have access to reclaim the deceased, to conduct the investigation and for the safety of First Responders who worked in the area due to dangerous road conditions created by the weather,” said Sheriff's Office.
Various local agencies and volunteer groups have helped with the study, which is led by the Boulder County Sheriff's Office and the office of the Boulder County Coroner.
This article originally appeared on USA Today: Police restores body matching missing cu boulder student Megan Trussell
