Missing hiker found dead in Indian Peaks Wilderness in Boulder County

A missing hiker was found dead Saturday near the Middle St. Vrain trailhead north of Nederland after family reported that he had not returned from a camping trip.

Searchers using dog teams found the missing 67-year-old man’s body in a scree field near the trailhead, according to a Boulder County Sheriff’s Office news release. A team from the Rocky Mountain Rescue Group recovered the body.

The man’s identity will be released by the Boulder County coroner.

The man was hiking, climbing and camping in the area of the Middle St. Vrain trailhead, near the Camp Dick Campground in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area north of Nederland. He was supposed to return on Thursday but when he did not come home his family called the sheriff’s office.

The sheriff’s office initiated a search after deputies found the man’s vehicle in the trailhead parking lot, the news release stated.

The sheriff’s office does not suspect foul play.