Search for missing hiker in Boulder County ends after rescue volunteer finds remains
Courtesy: Family of Josh Hall
Josh Hall, 27, a resident of Arvada, left for a hike at around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3, from the Hessie Trailhead with his dog and was reported as missing later that day. His vehicle was found, and his cell phone last pinged near the Devilâs Thumb Trail/Diamond Lake cut-off.
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BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. For nearly five months, multiple search-and-rescue teams tried to find missing hiker Josh Hall. Over 700 volunteer hours spent by professional rescuers on the search itself, and that doesn t even include the amount of overhead, logistics, planning [and] organization that occurred, Rocky Mountain Rescue Group (RMRG) public information officer Drew Hildner said Saturday.
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14 Feb 2021
A Colorado hiker’s dog was found alive on a highway eight days after they were supposed to return home from a hike.
Josh Hall, 27, and his dog, Happy, began their hike in Boulder County at the Hessie Trailhead on February 3. Search and rescue crews began searching for them that night, hours after a severe winter storm was reported to have hit the area, ABC News reported.
There was no sign of the pair until Thursday, when Happy was discovered on a highway seven to nine miles away from the trail, according to his family.
Happy shed about 10-15 pounds, but he showed no signs of frostbite, Hall’s stepfather, Nick Vukson, told KMGH.
Josh Hall, 27, of Arvada, Colorado, was last seen on the morning of February 3
He and his dog, Happy, were at Hessie Trailhead in Boulder County
The pair were planning to make a 12.1-mile long hike to Devil s Thumb Lake
Happy was found alive on Thursday, more than a week after Hall went missing
He lost between 10 and 15 pounds and did not have frostbite, Hall s parents said
Dog was discovered on highway 13 miles from Hessie Trailhead, deputies said
Hall s mother said that it was miraculous the dog was found alive and well
Deputies suspended search for Hall due to white out and avalanche conditions
The family of a missing Colorado hiker had a bittersweet reunion when the man's dog was discovered walking a highway alone. Eight days after Josh Hall's disappearance.