LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — A man was found dead in Horsetooth Mountain Park west of Fort Collins Sunday afternoon, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said.
Crews from multiple agencies were in the area searching for a man who was reported missing around 6:45 p.m. Saturday. Deputies said a group of hikers, including the man, had become lost and separated from each other. Details about how and when he became separated from the group have not been released.
Crews began searching the area Saturday evening and continued their search until midnight. They resumed the search around 7 a.m. Sunday, and just before 12:30 p.m., they found a man dead beneath a rock ledge, the sheriff's office said.
The coroner's office will confirm the man's identity and determine how he died.
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