The body of a 23-year-old hiker who went missing in storms Sunday has been found at Rocky Mountain National Park, park officials said in a media release on Thursday.
The body of a 23-year-old hiker who went missing in storms Sunday has been found at Rocky Mountain National Park, officials said in a media release. Lucas Macaj’s body was recovered on Mills Glacier, near the base of Lamb’s Slide, and initial investigations show that he took a significant fall, park officials said on Thursday. Macaj had attempted to reach the top of Longs Peak on Sunday and was reported overdue late Sunday night, according to the release.
There were wind gusts of up to 30 mph in the lower elevations, recorded at a weather station at nearby Granby-Grand County Airport. Macaj’s vehicle was found Monday at the trailhead leading to Longs Peak. Search operations on Tuesday were slowed by strong winds, white out conditions and low visibility, park officials said. Macaj was in the Marine Corps and most recently served in the U.S. Space Force in Colorado Springs, CNN affiliate KUSA reported.
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