Roxborough State Park Remains Open During Missing Person Search

LITTLETON, CO – Roxborough State Park reopened Wednesday morning after being closed to the public on Monday and Tuesday as officials searched for a missing person, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.

Douglas County Search and Rescue started searching the park around 5 p.m. Sept. 23 for a missing person described as "a missing suicidal subject." According to social media posts, the agencies involved have searched with more than 100 volunteer searchers across the 4,000-acre park including people on foot, on horseback and with a helicopter. Dog teams were also brought in to search, but no one was found, CPW said.

Douglas County Sheriff's investigators are still searching, but the parks agency decided to reopen the park, CPW said.

"Although we were unable to locate the missing man, the possibility still exists that he is in the park or nearby area. We ask the public to please report anything out of the ordinary or anything suspicious to park officials or the Douglas County Sheriff's Office." said Mark Leslie, CPW Northeast region manager in a press release.

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