October 26, 2011
From KJCT8.com
SILT, Colo. -- The second of two missing hunters near Mosquito
Lake has been found dead. Jim McCarthy, of Glenwood Springs, and his
father-in-law, Jose Rodriguez, were first reported missing from
their hunting camp Tuesday night. Deputies and volunteers were
quickly able to find Rodriguez and continued their search for
McCarthy.
Early this afternoon, an Army National Guard helicopter spotted
the body of a man they believed to be the missing hunter. Around
that same time searchers on the ground recovered the body. Medical
personnel were soon guided to McCarthy's deceased body.
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office says that even though the
disappearance was reported quickly, they still faced challenges with
this rescue. "Because there was a low ceiling of clouds, the snow
was on and off all day, the helicopter was unable to fly," said Mesa
County Sheriff's Office Spokesperson Heather Benjamin. "And so for
the ground search and rescue people out there it also was a
challenge for them to see long distance or for someone to see them
and so that is our biggest challenge in an area like this, is more
the weather as opposed to the terrain."
Mesa County Deputies and Search & Rescue volunteers were joined
by volunteers from Garfield, Pitkin, and Routt counties. McCarthy's
family has been notified of his death. Late Friday, the Mesa County
Coroner's Office released its autopsy results. McCarthy was found to
have heart disease that lead to his demise. He had no signs of
hypothermia. Therefore the Cause of Death was Arteriosclerotic
Cardiovascular Disease and the Manner of Death was Natural.
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