Found Deceased CO - Dallas Roberts, 19, Gunnison National Park, 28 Oct 2024

[mlhenn]

Missing 19-year-old last seen in area of rugged national park in Colorado | OutThere Colorado

A 19-year-old male has gone missing in Colorado and may be in the area of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, according to the Montrose County Sheriff's Office.

denvergazette.com

The missing male was identified as Dallas Roberts, of Montrose, and he was last seen on October 28 in the area of the national park.

Roberts is described as five-foot-11 and about 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

was last seen Monday in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park area.

Dallas Roberts can be seen above.

 

[mlhenn]

UPDATED: Sheriff searches for missing man; vehicle found crashed off East Portal Road

Drone and grid searches were underway Thursday for a young college student last seen entering the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Monday.

www.montrosepress.com

Drone and grid searches were underway Thursday.

Park rangers found Roberts’ vehicle about 3 miles down the precipitous East Portal Road, where it had gone off the side and about 150 feet down the hill into some oak brush, Montrose County Sheriff Gene Lillard said.

A deputy clambered down the embankment to the vehicle, which he found empty, but with signs the driver had been injured — evidence showed the driver’s head had likely hit the inside windshield, Lillard said.

 

[Rush4087]

It’s sounds like his vehicle was found the same day he was reported missing. Maybe finding the vehicle is what actually prompted the missing persons announcement from LE? But the online news article didn’t come out until the 30th…

Idk, maybe the vehicle was found later in the day on the 28th. Maybe LE wanted to avoid mobilizing any public search in such dangerous terrain (I just can think of no other reason why the online article didn’t come out on the 29th)

Obvious questions:

-was his phone in the vehicle?
-when was the last communication from his phone?
- if they think he was in the vehicle when it crashed (something that seems to me to be highly likely) how much time does LE think may have passed between when the accident occurred and when the vehicle was found? How far could he have gone?
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Hoping Robert is found soon!

Jmo
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[mlhenn]

Obvious questions:

-was his phone in the vehicle?
-when was the last communication from his phone?

UPDATED: Sheriff searches for missing man; vehicle found crashed off East Portal Road

Drone and grid searches were underway Thursday for a young college student last seen entering the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Monday.

www.montrosepress.com

The Grand Junction Police Department located his roommate and also tried pinging his phone. Lillard said the device was found in Roberts’ room, along with his wallet. The roommate reportedly told the GJPD Roberts told him he was going to hide his phone and that he was going to Utah.

 

[everyoneblooms]

he was gonna hide his phone & go to UT? why? weird...

 

[Knox]

he was gonna hide his phone & go to UT? why? weird...

Well that sounds a little fishy doesn’t it?

 

[PrairieWind]

he was gonna hide his phone & go to UT? why? weird...

That is odd. Did he have any history of mental health issues or had he been under any significant stress recently? History of drug use? I'm sure they will check in to the roommate and his whereabouts during that time.

 

[Rush4087]

130 lbs is very slim for a 5’11” young man.

Jmo

 

[FoxxTraxx]

Here is a picture of the East Portal Rd. in the park where Dallas Roberts' vehicle was found. I've heard it's beautiful but hazardous. Gunnison National Park is in the opposite direction of Utah, so something unfortunate may have been going on.

 

[GMS]

This MSM article from The State (Columbia, SC) includes the below note per the investigating sheriff that I haven't seen reported previously:

"Earlier that day, the vehicle was spotted traveling at a high rate of speed while bypassing the national park’s entry gate, according to the sheriff."

MSN

 

[mlhenn]

19-year-old missing in remote Colorado National Park – here's what we know so far

Currently, overnight lows are dropping into the teens in the area

www.advnture.com

 

[mlhenn]

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/nation-world/national/article294893829.html

Drinking water is not available in the park from late fall through mid-spring and was shut off Oct. 7, the park service said.


Several people asked about search efforts in the comments, stressing that time is of the essence as fall turns to winter and it becomes colder in the area.

 

[LouLou74]

Found deceased.

Missing Colorado college student found dead inside national park

The search for a college student came to a tragic end over the weekend.

www.kktv.com

 

[Deleted member 296739]

Found deceased.

Missing Colorado college student found dead inside national park

The search for a college student came to a tragic end over the weekend.

www.kktv.com

I was somehow hoping for a miracle- so sad for his family and friends

 

[Herat]

My condolences to the father of Dallas Roberts, his family, and all his friends, searchers, and first responders.

 

[mlhenn]

College Student, 19, Found Dead on Colorado National Park Cliff Nearly a Week After He Went Missing

Dallas Roberts, a student at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, was found dead in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park area.

people.com

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/nation-world/national/article295075599.html

19-year-old who vanished in Colorado national park is found dead on cliff, sheriff says​