The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said Josh Hall, 27, went for a hike with his dog on Feb. 3 and never came back.
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — The Boulder County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that remains found west of Nederland earlier this week were those of 27-year-old Josh Hall of Arvada.
The Boulder County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) said a volunteer with Front Range Rescue Dogs, which according to their Facebook page provides canine search teams for missing person emergencies in the Boulder area, found the remains Thursday while preparing for a future organized search for Hall.
They were found about 4.3 miles west of the Hessie Trailhead at 730 Fourth of July Road, according to the sheriff’s office. The release said they were in a small stream about 0.3 miles off the Diamond Lake Trail.
BCSO said Thursday the sex and age of the person the remains belonged to had yet to be determined due to decomposition and possible animal activity but based on where they were found, they had reason to believe it was Hall’s body.
BCSO previously said Hall, 27, had gone for a hike with his dog near Nederland on Feb. 3 and didn’t return.
Hall’s vehicle was found at the Hessie Trailhead, and his dog was later found alive along Peak to Peak Highway.
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The coroner’s office said the cause and manner of Hall’s death are pending further investigation.
About 70 searchers from a variety of organizations were involved in the initial search, which was suspended due to winter conditions.
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