{"id":2227451,"date":"2026-10-29T14:31:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T11:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2227451"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:31:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T11:31:21","slug":"two-colorado-college-students-found-dead-after-going-missing-on-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2227451","title":{"rendered":"Two Colorado College Students Found Dead After Going Missing on Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8c\/16by9\/2026\/10\/29\/8c9a2aed576c437b974752fbcf3297f7_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Two Colorado College Students Found Dead After Going Missing on Hike<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Colorado College Students<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Found Dead After Hiking Treacherous Trail<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-29T07:31:21-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              October 29, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:31 AM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-10-29T08:14:20-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  October 29, 2026<br \/>\n                                8:14 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-81d22218fb23947572966ed06a9dbea6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261029_8c9a2aed576c437b974752fbcf3297f7\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:1d3b3b6b-757a-4f9c-a2a5-205626879104\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8c\/4by3\/2026\/10\/29\/8c9a2aed576c437b974752fbcf3297f7_md.jpg\" alt=\"Jackson-Donlon-Kaden-Matsuda-Chaffee-County-Sheriff&apos;s-Office-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Chaffee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-412f3be2cd32786458a9b3a089d2fb88\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Two Colorado college students were found dead on Wednesday &#8230; days after they went for a hike and never returned to campus.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1ea0ba9fe71add8c34c5946d9585c6dc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100064823673147\/posts\/it-is-with-profound-sadness-that-we-report-kaden-matsuda-age-19-and-jackson-donl\/1581271654043609\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Chaffee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/strong><\/a> announced the deaths of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kaden-matsuda\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kaden Matsuda<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jackson-donlon\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jackson Donlon<\/strong><\/a>, who both attended Colorado Mountain College Leadville.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f87e861b4253d3e91327cff9f6ed8454\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261029_27fd8624012e4995aa0726df37225bc3\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:1d3b3b6b-757a-4f9c-a2a5-205626879104\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/27\/4by3\/2026\/10\/29\/27fd8624012e4995aa0726df37225bc3_md.jpg\" alt=\"Jackson-Donlon-Kaden-Matsuda-Chaffee-County-Sheriff&apos;s-Office-3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Chaffee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ea86e3f45f5bdbb8e629fcdabdf198e9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to the sheriff, Matsuda and Donlon were found in a basin of West Apostle Mountain in Chaffee County. Foul play is not suspected, and the law enforcement agency wouldn&#8217;t speculate on what happened to the pair while the investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-57d660c614fb71d3dc11c66b13255902\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Authorities say they were first alerted to the students&#8217; disappearance Monday after receiving a call from college staff. They interviewed friends and family &#8230; and learned the pair planned to hike Ice Mountain &#8212; a difficult trek only recommended to serious climbers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e7583e8b05f358f9afcccff83eb1e8ac\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Ice Mountain has a summit at nearly 14,000 feet. It&#8217;s a particularly treacherous climb in good conditions &#8230; and nearly impossible when it rains or snows.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b0f16ae6a4e4cc1f3a1ea5037a279347\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20261029_4203b5cb2cdc40eb9b67c8eeee75cb39\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:1d3b3b6b-757a-4f9c-a2a5-205626879104\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/42\/4by3\/2026\/10\/29\/4203b5cb2cdc40eb9b67c8eeee75cb39_md.jpg\" alt=\"Jackson-Donlon-Kaden-Matsuda-Chaffee-County-Sheriff&apos;s-Office-4\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Chaffee County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3a5841fd24935918c72aae39f932d5d0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The sheriff says friends told them in interviews the pair planned on coming back Saturday if they didn&#8217;t feel safe &#8230; and Sunday if they did.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-874c0f57a71ba285819f459a603db182\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Authorities say they found Mastuda&#8217;s car and a tent set up &#8230; with indications that everything was in place before a massive snowstorm in the region rolled in.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0d48e798e70b7a65f7e7bdc6e515790b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Matsuda was 19. 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