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Two men were recovered from Mount Evans after they disappeared on a hike in April of this year, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office.
A family spokesperson has confirmed the bodies are the remains of Damian McManus, 51, and Evan McManus, 18. They are a father-son team from Minnesota who were last seen hiking near in April.
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Kristin Wolf, from Arvada, Colorado, said "Wrapping the McManus family so very tightly in prayers. Such bittersweet news to receive...information so desperately wanted, and yet, not wanted at all. Finally some answers, and perhaps a sense of relief, but still ... having reality confirmed feels unspeakably painful," on the Damian and Evan face book page.
The Alpine and Rocky Mountain Rescue teams are recovering the bodies. The county coroners office will perform an official identification, the sheriff's office said in a news release.
Firefighters from Minneapolis areas, St. Louis Park, Edina and Eden Prairie finished a search for the bodies four days ago on a trip to Colorado. However, it is unknown whether the firefighters found the bodies.
The McManus vehicle was found at the Echo Peak Campground near the base of Mount Evans. They told friends and family they planned to scale one of Colorado's peaks during a father and son spring break trip.
An organization in Texas, called Texas Equusearch, (TES) performs the function the Minneapolis performed in Colorado. They marshal resources and manpower for physical searches. Sometimes finding missing persons is a matter of putting enough boots on the ground. TES also helps families raise funds for private search efforts and contributes expertise and high tech resources. They have been successful in finding over 300 people alive and recovering over 150 persons who had perished.
An organization in Texas, called Texas Equusearch, (TES) performs the function the Minneapolis performed in Colorado. They marshal resources and manpower for physical searches. Sometimes finding missing persons is a matter of putting enough boots on the ground. TES also helps families raise funds for private search efforts and contributes expertise and high tech resources. They have been successful in finding over 300 people alive and recovering over 150 persons who had perished.
Information for this article was gained in part by the Associated Press and the Denver Post.
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