OPINION
Vol. 128, No. 9 Thursday, August 2, 2018
APPROVING HOMELESS LOCKERS IMPROVES CITY PAGE 5
SPORTS
QUARTERBACKS FAVOR COMPETITION FOR STARTING ROLE PAGE 10
A&C
RAP DUO MAKES WAVES IN DENVER PAGE 13
Body of missing CSU student found Officials at Rocky Mountain National Park recovered the body of Colorado State University student Brian Perri, 38 on July 28. Perri was reported missing July 5. Officials said they believe Perri died instantly after falling 25 to 40 feet near Mount Meeker. PHOTO BY FORREST CZARNECKI COLLEGIAN
University, friends respond to death of CSU student Brian Perri By Erik Petrovich @EAPetrovich
After nearly a month of searching, the body of Colorado State University student Brian Perri was found in Rocky National Park near the summit of Mount Meeker on July 28, according to RMNP officials. Perri’s body was found after rangers responded to a SPOT device activation by another hiker on July 28. Park officials located the body in an especially
rugged area that was difficult to navigate, near search efforts that were taking place, according to a press release from RMNP. The Boulder County Coroner’s Office will confirm the identification of the body and release the cause and date of death, after an autopsy is completed. However, according to the RMNP press release, officials believe Perri took an approximate 25 to 40 foot tumbling fall and appears to have died instantly.
CSU released a statement expressing condolences upon hearing the news of Perri’s death, written by Dell Rae Ciaravola, Public Safety and Risk Communications Manager. “Like everyone, we hoped for a different outcome in the search for Brian, and it is with sadness that we receive the news of his death,” wrote Ciaravola in the statement. “Our thoughts are with all who are impacted by this loss, and we extend our deepest and heartfelt sympathy
to Brian’s family and friends.” Perri had sent a picture of himself at the top of Mount Meeker in RMNP to a friend during a hike, celebrating the completion of his master’s thesis. The search for Perri began July 5 after he did not return July 30, as he had planned. After rangers were notified of the missing man, six days after he was expected back, they located Perri’s car in the parking lot of the Sandbeach Lake Trailhead, according to the RMNP release.
Extensive search efforts began the evening of July 5 and encompassed significant sections of 22.5 square miles above tree line, as well as forested areas. The majority of the search area was in rugged and remote terrain with loose rock, steep ridges, and exposed cliffs, on ridge lines and couloirs. The area was searched by helicopters, ground searchers, dog teams, and unmanned aerial see BRIAN PERRI on page 4 >>