Found Deceased CO - Rodney Guilinger 64, Cognitive Impairmt, reqs meds, vehicle found in remote area, Forest Servce Rd 380, Conejo County, 16 Apr 2025 *Senior Alert*

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**TYPO ON POSTER -- Last seen date should be April 16, 2025 (poster says May.)


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ACTIVATION: Rodney Guilinger, 64 yoa, went to Conejos County on 4/16/25 to do some scoping. He was to return home at 3pm but didn’t. His car was found on Forest Service Rd 380, in Conejos County on 4/17/2025. Guilinger suffers form cognitive impairment & needs medication.

(To do some "scoping?")

Man, 64, missing in wooded and remote part of southern Colorado | OutThere Colorado

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has posted an alert related to a man believed to be missing in southern Colorado's Conejos County.

denvergazette.com

According to their alert, Rodney Allen Guilinger, 64, went to Conejos County on April 16 to do some 'scoping' and hasn't been seen since. His vehicle was found on Forest Service Road 380 the following day. This road travels into a forested and mountainous area and is remote.

 

[mlhenn]

Search underway after Colorado camper goes missing

A search is underway for a Colorado man who went missing earlier this week after he went camping.

www.cbsnews.com

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is looking for 64-year-old Rodney Guilinger, who traveled to Conejos County Wednesday to do some scoping. According to Guilinger's granddaughter, Alexis, he went camping for one night on his way home from Alamosa, but never returned.

CBI issues senior alert for missing 64-year-old man who experiences cognitive impairment, requires medication

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation issued a senior alert for a missing 64-year-old man who experiences cognitive impairment and requires medication.

www.denver7.com

What is scoping? Scoping as in “looking out for something” such as wildlife?

 

[GraceG]

Search underway after Colorado camper goes missing

A search is underway for a Colorado man who went missing earlier this week after he went camping.

www.cbsnews.com

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is looking for 64-year-old Rodney Guilinger, who traveled to Conejos County Wednesday to do some scoping. According to Guilinger's granddaughter, Alexis, he went camping for one night on his way home from Alamosa, but never returned.

CBI issues senior alert for missing 64-year-old man who experiences cognitive impairment, requires medication

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation issued a senior alert for a missing 64-year-old man who experiences cognitive impairment and requires medication.

www.denver7.com

What is scoping? Scoping as in “looking out for something” such as wildlife?

If he is a recreational hunter scoping may refer to examining and analyzing potential hunting locations to determine their suitability for a successful hunt in the future.

 

[mlhenn]

Pueblo man reported missing in Conejos County - The Alamosa News

Conejos County Sheriff's Office with assistance by multiple agencies is searching for a Pueblo man last seen on April 16.

www.alamosanews.com

The vehicle was found stuck in a snowbank, and it appeared the driver had left the vehicle on foot.

 

[Twick]

If he is a recreational hunter scoping may refer to examining and analyzing potential hunting locations to determine their suitability for a successful hunt in the future.

This sounds strange if he was diagnosed with cognitive impairment.

 

[GraceG]

This sounds strange if he was diagnosed with cognitive impairment.

The trouble with cognitive impairment is the person often doesn't realize they are impaired, and will set off to do something they did with ease in the past, then things go awry. He may have told his granddaughter that was what he planned, and in his mind he did, then when he got out where it was remote, he was incapable of mentally doing what he wanted to do, further increasing his confusion.

 

[mlhenn]

I did a quick search on Google but was unable to find an update.

 

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Conejos County Sheriff’s Office continues search for missing man with cognitive impairment | KiowaCountyPress.net

The Conejos County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to search for Rodney Guilinger,

kiowacountypress.net

May 18, 2025

The Conejos County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO), alongside multiple state and federal agencies, are continuing to search for Rodney Guilinger, a 64-year-old man from Fort Garland who went missing April 16, 2025. Mr. Guilinger, who has cognitive impairment, dementia, and requires daily medication, was last seen scouting hunting areas near the New Mexico border before failing to return home as expected.

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The search has drawn collaboration from over 15 organizations, including Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Air Guard, Flight for Life, and Denver Police Department, among others.

 

[mlhenn]

https://kdvr.com/news/local/search-continues-for-missing-64-year-old-man-in-conejos-county-last-seen-in-april/

May 19 2025

CBI reported that Guilinger’s wife, Patrice, said her husband had dropped her off at work in Fort Garland that morning and said he would be scouting hunting areas between La Jara and the New Mexico border.

He never came back, and on April 17, officials located his truck on Forest Service Road 380 in Conejos County.

 

[TwinkieDefense]

June 19, 2025 update - sympathies to Mr Guilinger’s family and friends.

Body Found Near Elwood Pass identified as Rodney Guilinger - The Alamosa News

After he was reported missing on April 16, the Conejos County Sheriff's Office reports that the body of Mr. Rodney Guilinger, 64, of Pueblo has been found.

www.alamosanews.com

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The body was found approximately seven miles from the location where the vehicle had become stuck. Following a positive identification, Guilinger’s family was promptly notified.

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