Rampen · Ice Mountain searchIce Mountain missing hikers: Collapsed tent found, two students still missingGeschreven 28 oktober 2026 om 02:49 UTCKijkenTranscript0:07Searchers found the missing student's tent collapsed under snow, with their sleeping0:11bags still inside.0:12Neither student was there.0:13Deep snow is restricting the search, and more poor weather is expected later in the0:17week.0:18What can the campsite tell rescuers about where the two men went?0:21Caden Matsuda and Jackson Donlin remained missing in Tuesday's search updates.0:25Both attend Colorado Mountain College's Lidville campus.0:28Matsuda is nineteen and from Ridgway, Colorado.0:30Donlan is twenty and from New York.0:33Matsuda is studying to become a wildland firefighter, and Donlan is studying to0:37become a mountain guide.0:38Friends and relatives describe them as experienced hikers who should have had0:41suitable clothing.0:42They told deputies the students had built an option to turn back into their weekend0:46plans.0:47The students left campus Friday, October23, intending to hike Saturday.0:51They planned to return Saturday if continuing felt unsafe, or Sunday if they went0:56ahead.0:56College officials raised the alarm Monday.0:58Searchers found their collapsed tent Tuesday.1:00The planned destination was Ice Mountain in far northern Chaffee County, near Buena1:04Vista.1:05Friends showed deputies a text with a plotted map pointing to the mountain.1:08Another image circled Winfield and the trailhead, possibly marking where they1:12intended to enter the area or camp.1:14Deputies found Matsuda's vehicle at the Mount Huron Trailhead Monday.1:18The approach runs through the Winfield area.1:20Leadville was their departure point, and Buena Vista lies near the wider search1:24area.1:25Their actual hiking route is still unknown.1:27College staff contacted the sheriff's office at about ten Monday morning.1:31At the vehicle site, deputies found about eight inches of fresh snow, but none1:35beneath the car.1:36They believed the students had parked Friday and set up camp farther into the area1:39before the snowfall.1:40Heavy snow arrived Saturday afternoon after rain, showers, and a brief break in the1:44weather.1:45Roads deteriorated rapidly across Chaffee County.1:48Deputies dealt with more than a dozen slide offs and traffic accidents within1:52minutes.1:52Sheriff Andy Roric described Ice Mountain as a technical climb demanding1:56considerable experience even when dry.1:58By Saturday night, the mountain had received roughly one to two feet of snow.2:02Snow sliding and drifting into deeper piles left some areas much harder to cross.2:06Rorick said Ice Mountain had received up to two feet of snow, with three to four2:10feet in some areas.2:12Snow concealed the Boulderfield's rescuers would need to cross toward the peak,2:15making that approach extremely dangerous and virtually impossible on foot.2:18He also said a helicopter had nowhere to land on the mountain to bring teams in.2:22Rescuers considered avalanche concerns minimal because this was the season's first2:26major snowfall, but buried rocks and deep snow still made travel hazardous.2:30Chaffee County's north and south rescue teams began searching Monday.2:34About fifty searchers returned Tuesday from five counties.2:37Teams came from Teller, Lake Chaffee, Arapaho, and Park Counties.2:40Dogs and aircraft went out again.2:41After Monday's search, failed to find either student or any human tracks in the2:45fresh snow.2:46Dogs had also failed to locate the men.2:48Helicopters and multiple drones searched Ice Mountain and nearby peaks.2:51A multi-mission aircraft carried infrared equipment, which detects heat to help2:55search the terrain.2:56None of those searches had located either student by Tuesday's updates.2:59A helicopter spotted an object near Lake Anne around noon Tuesday.3:03The lake sits at about twelve thousand feet.3:05A team went in on foot and identified the object as the student's tent, collapsed3:09under the weight of snow.3:10Rescuers could reach the campsite despite the severe restrictions on crossing the3:13higher boulder fields toward the peak.3:15Sleeping bags, a stove, and some clothing remained inside the tent.3:19Deputies found no snow underneath it and no visible footprints nearby.3:22The snow observations suggested the tent was there before the storm.3:26Rescuers still couldn't tell where the students went afterward.3:29Finding their sleeping bags at camp also left unanswered what shelter or equipment3:33they had taken with them.3:34Phone examinations showed no use over a two-day period.3:37Cellular service in the area was poor to non-existent.3:39Deputies considered whether the men might have switched their phones off to save3:43batteries.3:43Rorick said he remained optimistic they were hunkered down somewhere, waiting to be3:47rescued.3:48Rorick warned that more poor weather later in the week could narrow the search3:51window.3:52He said the county was committing all its available resources.3:55Teams were also considering other destinations the students might have headed toward3:58beyond Ice Mountain.3:59The campsite gave rescuers a location for the student shelter before the snowfall.4:03Their whereabouts and condition remained unknown.4:06As of the Tuesday, October27 updates, searchers had found their vehicle in tent, but4:10neither student.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexWie meldde watPunten die meer dan één medium meldde✓Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, left Colorado Mountain College Leadville's campus for a …Onafhankelijk bevestigd · 9 mediaThe Chaffee County Sheriff's Office said Kaden Matsuda, 19, was found dead.6 mediaThe Chaffee County Sheriff's Office said Jackson Donlon, 20, was found dead.6 mediaDeputies reported no snow beneath the tent and no visible footprints in the snow.6 mediaAuthorities said they would not offer theories about what happened until autopsies were completed.5 mediaDeputies found Matsuda’s car at the Mt. Huron trailhead Monday.4 mediaThe hikers’ sleeping bags, stove and some clothing were found inside the tent.4 mediaSheriff Andy Rohrich said authorities had not located either hiker and remained optimistic they mig…4 mediaThe two men planned to hike Ice Mountain in northern Chaffee County.4 mediaThe Chaffee County Sheriff's Office said Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon were located in a basin o…3 mediaA helicopter spotted an object near Lake Ann shortly after noon on October 27, and a team determine…3 mediaAuthorities consider other possible hiking destinations3 mediaThe sheriff’s office said foul play is not suspected.3 mediaMatsuda's car was found at the trailhead, where the sheriff's office reported about eight inches of…3 mediaKaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon had not been found as the search entered its third day.2 mediaMatsuda and another man went hiking in Colorado’s central mountains last weekend and did not return.2 media✓The object was the hikers' tent, which had collapsed under the weight of snow.Onafhankelijk bevestigd · 2 mediaRohrich said authorities were putting all available resources in the field because another period o…2 mediaThe sheriff's office said Matsuda and Donlon were found near each other.2 mediaThe county search and rescue team was deployed Monday and did not find the two hikers.2 mediaThe hikers’ tent had collapsed under the weight of snow.2 mediaAuthorities said Ice Mountain received one to two feet of snow, with three to four feet in some are…2 mediaPunten die maar één medium meldde1Alleen gemeld door WVTM Channel 13The sheriff's office said both men were pronounced dead at the scene.29 okt, 11:15 UTCElke regel is de bewering zoals wij die uit het bericht van dat medium hebben vastgelegd. 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