Two Colorado college students found dead after going missing on a Rocky Mountain hike

Summary

Kaden Matsuda, 19, of Ridgway, Colorado, and Jackson Donlon, 20, of New York, were found dead after going missing during a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains last weekend, when a heavy snowstorm hit, according to the Chaffee County sheriff's office. Their bodies were found on Wednesday afternoon in a basin of West Apostle Mountain, about 100 miles (160 km) south-east of Aspen, the sheriff's office said in a statement posted on social media. Reports identify the two as students at Colorado Mountain College, and the bodies were taken to the coroner's office, where autopsies are scheduled for Monday.

Timeline

1. Hindustan Times

   29 Oct 2026, 08:14 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that the bodies of hikers Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found in a basin of West Apostle Mountain after a massive search for the two missing Colorado Mountain College hikers.

2. The Guardian

   29 Oct 2026, 12:57 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that Kaden Matsuda, 19, of Ridgway, Colorado, and Jackson Donlon, 20, of New York, went missing on a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains last weekend when a heavy snowstorm hit, and that their bodies were found on Wednesday afternoon in a basin of West Apostle Mountain.

3. NDTV

   30 Oct 2026, 04:59 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that the bodies of two Colorado students who went missing during a mountain hike were found, were taken to the coroner's office, and that autopsies are scheduled for Monday.