After 13 days, rescue groups Tuesday referred to as off the seek for a Fort Collins path runner on the west facet of Rocky Mountain Nationwide Park.
Chad Pallansch, 49, was final heard from round midday Sept. 27, saying in a textual content that he was nearly to the 13,315-foot summit of Mount Alice, which is west of Longs Peak. He was reported overdue the following day.
Officers recognized an space of curiosity between Mount Alice and McHenry’s Peak on the eighth day of the search and closed the realm to the general public Thursday night. Over the weekend, almost 80 individuals have been concerned within the search efforts, with greater than 60 within the area, officers stated.
They’ve discovered no proof of his whereabouts, and the closure has now been lifted, officers stated Tuesday. Broad-scale search efforts are being suspended, although patrols will proceed to go looking.
In accordance with a GoFundMe web page for his household, search officers advised Pallansch’s spouse that he almost certainly had a fall.
Pallansch’s 28-mile itinerary ranging from Grand Lake included crossing the Continental Divide and touring on and off established trails. Search officers have stated Pallansch was new to this route, however he was an skilled runner who has traversed quite a few trails within the park, together with the 14,259-foot Longs Peak greater than 30 instances.
Pallansch is the second individual to go lacking in Rocky Mountain Nationwide Park this yr, after Kevin Sypher, an El Paso County sheriff’s deputy, was reported lacking Could 1. The seek for him was suspended Could 5.
