Body Of Missing Climber Found On Longs Peak
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo. (AP) — The body of a climber missing on Longs Peak has been found.
Rocky Mountain National Park spokeswoman Kyle Patterson says the body of the 39-year-old man from Thornton was discovered by searchers on Sunday and flown down by helicopter.
He was mountaineering with two acquaintances on Saturday when he reportedly decided to descend the challenging and popular mountain by himself. When they returned to the trailhead's parking lot later in the day they saw the man's car was still there.
At 14,259 feet, Longs Peak is the highest mountain in the park and the 15th highest in the state.
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