Skeletal remains of man who disappeared in the Rocky Mountain National Park 38 ...

Skeletal remains of man who disappeared in the Rocky Mountain National Park 38 ...
Skeletal remains of man who disappeared in the Rocky Mountain National Park 38 ...
Skeletal remains of 27-year-old man who disappeared in the Rocky Mountain National Park 38 years ago are found Rudi Moder's skeletal remains were found in the Rocky Mountain National Park on Thursday  The 27-year-old went missing on February 19, 1983 after his roommate reported him overdo from his trip  Search teams began searching for him on February 20, 1983, but had to stop due to more than a foot of snow   A hiker found his remains in 2020, but teams could not investigate due to wildfires in the area   Moder was from West Germany and was living in Fort Collins, Colorado. East and West Germany would reunite in 1990

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Skeletal remains found in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park are believed to be those of a 27-year-old man from West Germany who disappeared during a multi-day mountaineering trip nearly 40 years ago, park officials said.

Rudi Moder, an experienced winter mountaineer who was living in Fort Collins, Colorado, started his excursion over Thunder Pass and into the park February 13, 1983. 

His roommate reported him overdue February 19, 1983.

Searchers started looking for Moder the following day, but more than a foot of fresh snow prevented them from immediately finding tracks or other clues. 

Rudi Moder's skeletal remains were found after 38 years. The search for Moder began on February 20, 1983, but had to be called off due over a foot of snow (pictured: the search team in 1983)

Rudi Moder's skeletal remains were found after 38 years. The search for Moder began on February 20, 1983, but had to be called off due over a foot of snow (pictured: the search team in 1983) 

His body was found near Skelton Gulch in the Rocky Mountain National Park. Rangers found some of his belonging near Thunder Pass, where he entered the park in 1983

His body was found near Skelton

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