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Published October 28, 2026 10:23pm | Updated October 28, 2026 10:54pm

CHAFFEE COUNTY — Chaffee County Sheriff Andy Rohrich says two missing Colorado hikers have been found dead.

After days of searching, the sheriff’s office said both Kaden Matsuda and Jackson Donlon were found in a basin of West Apostle Mountain in Chaffee County around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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“Our heart aches for Kaden and Jackson’s family and friends,” said Rohrich in a Facebook post Wednesday night. “We are very proud of our team’s efforts to find them before this weekend’s coming storm.”

Kaden Matsuda, 19, from Ridgeway, and Jackson Donlon, 20, from New York, reportedly left the Colorado Mountain College Leadville campus Friday planning to hike Ice Mountain on the far north end of Chaffee County.

Deputies said hikers planning this hike would drive near Winfield (County Road 390) and access Mt. Huron trailhead.…