College students found dead in mountains fell to deaths when climbing anchor broke
Summary
Colorado authorities said college students Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, died after a climbing anchor failed and they fell a substantial distance on West Apostle Mountain. Autopsies found that both died instantly from multiple blunt force injuries.Key Facts
- The students’ bodies were recovered last week from a snow-filled basin on West Apostle Mountain.
- The mountain is about 100 miles southeast of Aspen, Colorado.
- Authorities said they do not know why the climbing anchor failed.
- Officials said a heavy snowstorm was not a direct factor in the deaths.
- The Chaffee County sheriff’s and coroner’s offices reported the autopsy findings.
- The two students had set out on a climbing trip; the article excerpt does not provide further details about their plans.
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