Deputies find bodies of missing college students who went hiking on treacherous mountain trail

Two Colorado college students, Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found dead after going missing on a hike near Ice Mountain. Their deaths have prompted an investigation and highlight the dangers faced by search teams working in difficult mountain conditions.

The students, who attended Colorado Mountain College’s Leadville campus, left for the hike on Friday, 23 October, and were reported missing on Monday. About 60 search and rescue volunteers from six counties joined the search, which was made harder by treacherous trails and worsening weather. Deputies found the bodies near one another on Wednesday on West Apostle Mountain; foul play is not suspected, and autopsies are pending.