An Indiana man’s remains were found on Feb. 28 in Mesa Verde National Park.
Thomas Irwin went missing early last year while hiking the Petroglyph Point Trail in the park in the Four Corners region of southwest Colorado, according to a news release from the National Park Service. He was last seen Jan. 15, 2024, and was reported missing by his family the following day.
Park officials conducted an initial 10-day search but did not find Irwin, according to the release.
Over the past year, officials continued to search for Irwin and managed to locate his body with a human remains detection canine, according to the release. Irwin was found in the original search area during an off-trail grid search.
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