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2 college students found dead after disappearing on Colorado mountain

Headline from The Oregonian, on the newest of 2 developments

Two Colorado Mountain College students were found dead on West Apostle Mountain after disappearing during a hike as heavy snow hit the area.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Search continues for missing hikers, Sheriff optimistic

    Headline from FOX 21 Colorado Springs ·

  2. Newest

    2 college students found dead after disappearing on Colorado mountain

    Headline from The Oregonian ·

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Missing Colorado Hikers Found Dead (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Search teams are continuing efforts to find Colorado Mountain College students Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, who went missing after setting out to hike Ice Mountain in Chaffee County. A snowstorm brought heavy snow to the area, and crews found their collapsed tent and some gear but have…

  2. FOX 21 Colorado Springs

    Two college students hiking Ice Mountain missing since Friday (opens FOX 21 Colorado Springs)

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    FOX 21 Colorado Springs's feed description

    (CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo.) — The Chaffee County Sheriff's Office (CCSO) said that since Monday, Oct. 26, rescue teams and searchers have been looking for two college students who went missing while hiking Ice Mountain. On Monday at around 10 a.m., CCSO received a call about two missing hikers.

  3. KDVR Denver

    Colorado Mountain College students reported missing after leaving for hike (opens KDVR Denver)

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    KDVR Denver's feed description

    Officials are working to find a pair of Colorado Mountain College students who haven’t been seen since Oct. 23.

  4. New York Post

    Two college students missing after going on Ice Mountain hike as search team makes devastating discoveries (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Two college students in Colorado disappeared while on a snowy hike over the weekend — and authorities searching for them say the window to find them is rapidly closing.

  5. The Colorado Sun

    Search continues for 2 college students missing in Colorado mountains (opens The Colorado Sun)

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    The Colorado Sun's feed description

    The men left Leadville on Friday to hike in Chaffee County but did not return Sunday as planned. Dozens of searchers are looking around Ice Mountain, which was blanketed with snow.

  6. Summit Daily

    Search ongoing for 2 college students missing in Colorado mountains (opens Summit Daily)

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    Summit Daily's feed description

    Searchers continue to look Wednesday for two Colorado Mountain College students who left Leadville on Friday for a weekend hiking trip near Huron Peak in Chaffee County and have not been located or heard from...

  7. FOX 21 Colorado Springs

    Search continues for missing hikers, Sheriff optimistic (opens FOX 21 Colorado Springs)

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    FOX 21 Colorado Springs's feed description

    Watch previous coverage in the video player above: Two college students hiking Ice Mountain missing since Friday. (CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo.) — FOX21 News spoke with Chaffee County Sheriff Andy Rohrich about the ongoing search for two missing college students who went hiking around Ice Mountain in north…

  8. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    2 college students who went hiking remain missing, as tent found with items inside: Authorities (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A pair of Colorado hikers remain missing after search efforts discovered their tent, collapsed by the weight of the snow on Tuesday.

  9. WCBD News 2

    2 college students missing after a snowstorm hit Colorado mountain (opens WCBD News 2)

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    WCBD News 2's feed description

    Two Colorado college students remained missing on Wednesday after they left campus for a weekend trip up a nearly 14,000-foot peak and encountered a heavy snowstorm, police said. Kaden Matsuda, 19, from Ridgway, Colorado, and Jackson Donlon, 20, from New York, left Colorado Mountain College Leadvill…

  10. WKBN Youngstown

    2 college students missing after snowstorm hit Colorado mountain (opens WKBN Youngstown)

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    WKBN Youngstown's feed description

    Two Colorado college students remained missing on Wednesday after they left campus for a weekend trip up a nearly 14,000-foot peak and encountered a heavy snowstorm, police said.

  11. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Missing college students found dead after snowstorm hit Colorado mountain (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    Two Colorado college students remained missing on Wednesday after they left campus for a weekend trip up a nearly 14,000-foot peak and encountered a heavy snowstorm, police said.

  12. KDVR Denver

    Missing college students found dead after multi-day search (opens KDVR Denver)

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    KDVR Denver's feed description

    The Chaffee County Sheriff's Office announced that the two Colorado Mountain College students who were reported missing were found dead.

  13. ABC News

    2 college students found dead after going missing while hiking, police say (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    A pair of Colorado hikers were found dead after gong missing on Friday.

  14. New York Post

    Two college students who went missing on Ice Mountain hike are found dead: ‘A gut punch’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Two college students who disappeared while trying to scale a Colorado mountain have been found dead after they were caught up in a snowstorm, police said.

  15. KOB 4

    Colorado students killed on hiking trip studied to be a wildland firefighter and a mountain guide (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Two Colorado college students have been found dead after going missing during a weekend hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains. Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon, both outdoor enthusiasts, set out last Friday from Colorado Mountain College Leadville’s campus for a weekend trip to Ice Mountain.

  16. Bangor Daily News

    2 college students found dead after going missing during Colorado hike (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    Two Colorado college students have been found dead after going missing during a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains last weekend when a heavy snowstorm hit, authorities said. The bodies of Kaden Matsuda, 19, of Ridgway, Colorado, and Jackson Donlon, 20, of New York, were found Wednesday afternoon in …

  17. The Guardian

    Two Colorado college students found dead after going missing during hike (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon were on a trip in Rocky Mountains last weekend when heavy snowstorm hit Two Colorado college students have been found dead after going missing during a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains last weekend when a heavy snowstorm hit, authorities said.

  18. Phl17

    'Gut punch': 2 college students found dead in Colorado after going missing on mountain hike (opens Phl17)

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    Phl17's feed description

    The two told family and friends they planned to go up Ice Mountain, which requires technical climbing, according to the local sheriff’s office.

  19. NEWS10 ABC

    Queensbury grad found dead in Colorado after going missing on mountain hike (opens NEWS10 ABC)

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    NEWS10 ABC's feed description

    The two told family and friends they planned to go up Ice Mountain, which requires technical climbing, according to the local sheriff’s office.

  20. FOX8 WGHP

    'Gut punch': 2 college students found dead after going missing on mountain hike (opens FOX8 WGHP)

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    FOX8 WGHP's feed description

    The two told family and friends they planned to go up Ice Mountain, which requires technical climbing, according to the local sheriff’s office.

  21. KRQE Albuquerque

    2 college students found dead in Colorado after going missing on mountain hike (opens KRQE Albuquerque)

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    KRQE Albuquerque's feed description

    The two told family and friends they planned to go up Ice Mountain, which requires technical climbing, according to the local sheriff’s office.

  22. WNYT Albany

    Queensbury grad and Colorado college student dies during hike (opens WNYT Albany)

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    WNYT Albany's feed description

    Two missing Colorado Mountain College students found dead near Ice Mountain in Colorado include a Queensbury High School graduate.

  23. Fox News

    Deputies find bodies of missing college students who went hiking on treacherous mountain trail (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon left Colorado Mountain College's Leadville campus to hike near Ice Mountain before a heavy snowstorm struck the area.

  24. UPI

    Bodies of 2 Colorado college students who went missing on hike found (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    The bodies of two Colorado college students who went missing on a hike last week have been found, local authorities announced late Wednesday.

  25. BNO News

    2 missing college students found dead on Colorado mountain (opens BNO News)

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    BNO News's feed description

    Two Colorado Mountain College students who went missing during a trip in the mountains have been found dead, according to authorities. Their bodies were discovered near each other after a search involving dozens of rescuers. Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found at about 3:30 p.m.

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