A physique matching the outline of a lacking College of Colorado Boulder scholar was discovered Saturday morning in Boulder Canyon, based on the Boulder County Sheriff’s Workplace.
The announcement got here after native, state and federal regulation enforcement ramped up their seek for 18-year-old Megan Trussell, who was final seen leaving her campus dorm Feb. 9.
Boulder County Sheriff’s Workplace spokesperson Vinnie Montez and College of Colorado Boulder Police Division spokesperson Nicole Mueksch mentioned they may not verify whether or not the physique is suspected to be Trussell’s however mentioned the particular person can be recognized by the Boulder County Coroner’s Workplace.
First responders did a technical evacuation — together with rappelling — to get better the physique, based on the press launch.
Boulder Open Area and Mountain Parks rangers discovered the physique.
The information comes after police performed a number of searches with drones, search and rescue canine and a dive workforce within the 400 block of Boulder Canyon Drive prior to now a number of days.
Trussell was final seen at 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, leaving her campus dorm, Hallett Corridor. She was carrying a blue jacket, dark-colored yoga-style pants and white platform sneakers, based on Christine Mahoney, a spokeswoman for the CU police division.
CU Boulder police and native and state regulation enforcement companies labored to find the scholar. A CU Boulder police car, members of the Boulder Emergency Squad dive workforce and different search and rescue personnel had been parked within the 400 block of Boulder Canyon Drive across the center of the day on Thursday, based on a photographer who went to the scene.
— Denver Put up reporter Max Levy contributed to this report.
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