Missing New Hampshire hiker found dead on Colorado’s Pikes Peak
A New Hampshire hiker communicated missing last week was located dead Monday near the summit of Pikes Peak sheriff s agents mentioned Russell Hardy arrived in Colorado Springs on Tuesday June with plans to hike and explore Pikes Peak according to the El Paso County Sheriff s Office Hardy was supposed to return home by Thursday sheriff s authorities reported When he didn t and couldn t be reached his family disclosed him missing The sheriff s office used Flock license plate cameras and social media posts from Hardy to track the man to the Crags Trailhead one of two trails that hikers can use to summit Pikes Peak Deputies ascertained his rental car at the trailhead and other hikers communicated seeing Hardy in the area at about a m on Wednesday June sheriff s officers commented The sheriff s office and multiple search and rescue teams combed the area using both drones and dogs to help search but couldn t find the New Hampshire man according to the news release Then at about noon Monday another hiker ascertained Hardy s body near the summit of Pikes Peak sheriff s officers explained Related Articles Nearly Nintendo Switches stolen in semitruck heist Arapahoe County sheriff says Video shows armed gang members trying to enter Aurora apartment police say Greeley IT employee charged with child sex crimes admits to stealing GPD hard drives containing pornography Man arrested on suspicion of murder in shooting near Denver s Coors Field Aurora man convicted of murder for shooting suspected teen car thieves There is no indication of foul play sheriff s officers revealed This appears to be a tragic outcome of a man confronting the challenges of nature The search included more than participants from the El Paso County Sheriff s Office Teller County Sheriff s Office U S Forest Arrangement and Colorado Search and Rescue Association sheriff s authorities revealed The El Paso County Coroner s Office will determine the cause of death Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter
