A missing hiker has been found dead after an apparent fall near Telluride, Colorado

The San Miguel County Sheriff’s office discovered Patrick Eells, 29, dead from traumatic injuries sustained from an apparent fall, a news release from the sheriff’s office said.Eells, an experienced mountaineer, told his girlfriend Sunday he was going on a hike from Telluride, run on Sneffels Highline, and possibly summit Mt. Emma, according to the sheriff’s office.”We extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Eells who so clearly was in the prime of his life,” Sheriff Bill

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