Colorado authorities have recovered what they believe are the body of Megan Trussell, a missing student at the University of Colorado, in “hard-to-reach terrain.”
Trussell, 18, was last seen at her mansion on Sunday, February 9th, wearing dark-colored yoga pants, a blue/gray jacket and white platform sneakers.
“The Boulder County Sheriff's Office has notified CUPD that the deceased person matching the description of a missing CU Boulder student has been found near Mile Marker 40 in Boulder Canyon,” University of Colorado Police said on Saturday. said in a statement. “CUPD is working to see additional details and will let them know as soon as possible.”
The Boulder County Coroner will perform an autopsy to verify the person's identity and determine the cause of death.
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Trussell, 18, was last seen at her mansion on Sunday, February 9th, wearing dark-colored yoga pants, a blue/gray jacket and white platform sneakers. (UCPD)
CUPD said it received Trussell's missing person report on Wednesday, February 12th.
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CUPD said it received Trussell's missing person report on Wednesday, February 12th. (UCPD)
Open Space and Mountain Park Sranger notified the deceased woman to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office around 10:40am on February 14th.
State and local agencies are adjusting to investigate Trussell's loss of disappearance, and now her death.
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“The deceased are found on difficult-to-reach terrain and require technical evacuation, including the need for rappelling,” the sheriff's office said in a press release. (UCPD/Boulder County Sheriff)
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“The deceased are found on difficult-to-reach terrain and require technical evacuation, including the need for rappelling,” the sheriff's office said in a press release. It remains unclear how Trussell disappeared last week and what led her to Boulder Canyon Drive.
Boulder Canyon Drive was temporarily closed so authorities could retrieve their bodies and conduct safe local investigations during “dangerous road conditions created by the weather.”
