Woman's Body Found In Search For Missing Hiker

BOULDER COUNTY, CO -- Less than one day after a search began for a missing hiker, rescue personnel found her body near the Fourth of July trailhead Wednesday morning. Rescuers had worked through the night until about 3 a.m., and resumed their search at about 7 a.m. That is when they found the body, according to a report from The Denver Channel.

The Boulder Sheriff's Office said the woman was typically a day hiker. The area where she was found received about 10 inches of snow overnight, and temperatures dipped below 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

The search began Tuesday after two hikers reported to the Nederland Police Department that they had been hiking in the area and had heard a woman yell, but were unable to locate her. Representatives from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Rocky Mountain Rescue, and Front Range Rescue Dogs responded to the area. Work continued overnight after crews found the hiker’s car, a blue Subaru, at the trailhead.

The woman has not been formally identified.

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