A life in brief
Bodies of 2 Colorado students and aspiring outdoorsmen are recovered after they died on hiking trip
Compiled Oct 29

Two Colorado college students, Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, were found dead after going missing during a hiking trip in the Rocky Mountains.
- FridayMatsuda and Donlon left Colorado Mountain College Leadville's campus to hike Ice Mountain.
- SundayThe students were expected to return from their hike.
- Monday morningCollege staff reported the two students missing.
- TuesdayA helicopter crew discovered their collapsed tent and gear near a lake northwest of Ice Mountain.
- Wednesday afternoonThe bodies of Matsuda and Donlon were found in a basin of West Apostle Mountain.
- Wednesday nightSheriff Andy Rohrich released a statement about the discovery.
“Our heart aches for Kaden and Jackson’s family and friends.”

