On Monday, December 16th, at approximately 9:00 pm, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office responded to the report of an overdue hiker in the area of the Second Flatiron just outside of Boulder, Colorado. It was reported by friends of the 42-year old hiker after he failed to return home around dark the previous evening. Friends of the hiker searched the area and found the man deceased on a rock ledge on the Second Flatiron. It's believed that he fell.
The Boulder County Sheriff's Office, Boulder Parks and Open Space Rangers, Rocky Mountain Rescue group, American Medical response ambulance, Boulder Emergency Squad, and the Boulder County Coroner's office responded and recovered the remains of the decedent.
On Tuesday, December 17th, a 27-year-old male went missing while “scrambling” near the Third Flatiron. His sister reported him as an overdue hiker the following day after he failing to return home. Boulder County Sheriff’s Office personnel discovered his vehicle near the Gregory Canyon trailhead, which initiated a search operation. Utilizing drones from Boulder Emergency Squad, search teams located the man’s body in a remote area near the Third Flatiron. The recovery effort, requiring technical expertise from the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group, took approximately 8.5 hours to complete.
The identity of both victims is being withheld at this time, pending positive identification, and notification to the next of kin by the Boulder County Coroner's Office.
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