Skeletal Remains Found in National Park Identified as Man Who May Have Died in 2024, Authorities Say
Skeletal remains were found in an area near the Alpine Ridge Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park on June 18
The Latimer County Coroner's Office confirmed on July 28 that the remains belonged to Steven Noto, 40
The National Park Service said Noto may have died in November 2024, and no foul play is suspectedSkeletal remains found in a Colorado national park over a month ago have been identified, according to authorities.
The National Park Service (NPS) earlier said that the remains were discovered in an area near the Alpine Ridge Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park in the late afternoon of June 18. Park law enforcement rangers responded to the scene and were leading an investigation following the discovery.
On Monday, July 28, the Larimer County Coroner's Office said the remains were positively identified as belonging to Steven Noto, 40, of Western New York, through dental records comparison.
'Due to the remains being mostly skeletonized at the time they were found; a cause and manner of death is unable to be determined,' the coroner's office said. 'Based on the scene investigation and the forensic examination of the remains, the death is believed to have occurred in late November of 2024, and foul play has been ruled out.'
The coroner's office said the forensic examination of the remains was conducted on June 20 at the Larimer County Forensic Sciences Center. The agency added that the National Park Service is leading the investigation into the matter.
According to the National Park Service, Rocky Mountain National Park covers 415 square miles (265,807 acres) and boasts meadows, alpine lakes and more than 300 miles of hiking trails.
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In August 2020, a hiker came across skeletal remains at the same park, according to the National Park Service. In a press release issued a year later, officials said they believed those remains belonged to Rudi Moder, a 27-year-old winter mountaineer from West Germany who disappeared in February 1983.
When Moder was reported missing by a roommate, a search and rescue operation began, but a foot of fresh snow was blamed for "hampering search efforts in finding tracks and other clues." A "four-day extensive search" was conducted at the time, according to authorities.
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