Found Deceased CO - Ryan Albert, 30, hiker, Rocky Mountain National Park, Longs Peak area, 4 Oct 2018

[Elainera]

RIP Ryan! I'm glad he's been found at last.

Is it likely that he fell? I hope he died fast and did not suffer long.

How do you find somebody buried in deep snow? With poles?

 

[dspdenver]

RIP Ryan! I'm glad he's been found at last.

Is it likely that he fell? I hope he died fast and did not suffer long.

How do you find somebody buried in deep snow? With poles?

Given how far below the trail he was found, yes, likely that he fell, as once you trip in that area there is little to stop your downward momentum with the steepness and loose rock.

I know they use poles to search for those buried in snow avalanches, so that is probably what they used to find Ryan.

 

[Elainera]

Thank you @dspdenver !

 

[dspdenver]

I wonder if it took so long to put out the ID because the body was frozen solid and it took a long time to thaw before the autopsy? RIP Ryan.

Boulder County Coroner identifies body found on Longs Peak as New Jersey man
[The Boulder County Coroner’s Office this weekend officially identified the man found dead on Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park last month as 30-year-old New Jersey resident Ryan Albert.

An examination of the body has been completed, Coroner Emma Hall stated in a news release, but his cause and manner of death are pending further investigation.]

 

[ADKGemini]

Such another sad ending

 

[iulia]

Cause of death released for New Jersey hiker missing since October in Longs Peak area

The New Jersey hiker found dead on Longs Peak in May after going missing in October died from blunt force trauma, hypothermia or a combination of the two, according to an autopsy report released by Boulder County Coroner’s Office Sunday.

Ryan Albert, 30, of Marlton, New Jersey, was found May 30 by Rocky Mountain National Park rangers. His body was located in the Trough area on the Longs Peak Keyhole Route.

It appeared Albert fell into the Trough area or purposefully went into it when severe weather moved into the area shortly after he went missing, rangers told the coroner’s office.

Due to advanced decomposition of Albert’s body, the coroner's office reported they could not make a more specific determination of his cause of death.

 

[MissMYB]

RIP Ryan, I was just thinking about this missing hiker the other day and wondering if he'd been found. Scary to think of those final moments.