A Colorado man who went missing in early January was found dead in his crashed vehicle at Colorado National Monument, he said.
James Moen, 23, was last seen Jan. 9 entering the national park in his vehicle, Grand Junction police said in a news release.
“Its last known position between mile markers 11 and 12 on Rim Rock Drive, a scenic course that runs through the park, flanked by steep slopes at several points along the road,” a search and rescue organization wrote on Facebook.
According to police, the local government searched Colorado’s national monument on foot and with drones in hopes of locating it.
On Jan. 25, Colorado National Monument rangers were alerted to a crashed vehicle near the Ute Canyon overlook, police said.
Authorities attended the scene of the twist of fate and discovered a vehicle matching Moen’s vehicle description. Search and rescue teams also responded to the scene. They discovered that a user was dead inside the vehicle, the government said.
“The Grand Junction Police Department is grateful to the community for its support and help in locating James Moen,” police said.
Moen’s mother, who took to social media to spread awareness that Moen was missing, wrote on Moen’s Facebook after authorities shared that they had found him. “You will never be just a memory,” she wrote. “Your(sic) now the piece of my heart that aches for truth and answers and for YOU.”
Authorities say the cause and manner of Moen’s death are being investigated.
How the Death of Joe Petrosino, the ‘Italian Sherlock Holmes,’ Remains a Mystery Over 100 Years Later
North Carolina woman, 22, kills 10-year-old sister, then throws her body on the lawn for her mother to find: police
Could Hedgehog Crash-Test Dummies Save the Animals From Robot Lawnmowers?
Pauly Shore says he has yet to make a film about Richard Simmons after the fitness guru criticized the concept of a proposed biopic.