Missing person

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Durango police use drone to locate missing boy near Animas River

says unpiloted vehicles help officers search faster, cover more ground

April 9, 2026

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Update:13-year-old Indigenous girl last seen in Cortez still missing

child was last seen on the afternoon of Feb. 25

March 5, 2026

New Mexico

11‑month‑old child found dead near Flora Vista, N.M.

Juan County Sheriff’s Office investigating

February 9, 2026

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Two bodies found southeast of Pagosa Springs believed by family to be missing elk hunters

Massive search and rescue effort had been underway

September 19, 2025

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Durango man who went missing for two days found in Junction Creek area

‘Tom’ Gray reportedly walked away from an assisted living facility

September 18, 2025

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Details remain scarce in death of missing Durango woman

Jacquline Chavez, 49, likely died of hypothermia; foul play not suspected

March 13, 2025

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Body of missing Durango woman found on Colorado Trail

Jacquline Chavez, 49, was discovered Thursday morning; cause of death remains under investigation

March 6, 2025

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Police searching for Durango woman who disappeared on Colorado Trail

Jacquline Chavez, 49, was last seen Feb. 26 near Junction Creek Road

March 5, 2025

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Family searching for 86-year-old Falls Creek man after disappearance near home

Plata County Sheriff’s Office issued alert for Cecil Keith Marske earlier this month

January 28, 2025

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Police searching for missing man last seen at Manna soup kitchen

Belone told family members he planned to travel to Washington or California

October 17, 2024

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Family members to search for Montrose man who went missing last year in Durango

Investigation at standstill with no leads in Lawrence David Hammett’s disappearance

October 3, 2024

Community

Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office to receive grant to help locate missing individuals

will help train two more drone pilots in the sheriff’s office

May 3, 2024

Local News

Girl who was reported missing at Durango High School found

DeVaughn Alonzo was located and is safe, Colorado Bureau of Investigation says

April 28, 2024

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Durango police searching for girl who went missing Monday

last seen at Durango High School

April 23, 2024

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73-year-old man goes missing in Mesa Verde National Park

Missing person’s vehicle has been discovered by law enforcement

January 22, 2024

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Missing Durango teen located and returned to family

15-year-old was missing for about 24 hours

December 5, 2023

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Update: Missing 13-year-old Durango girl found safe

Nemeiah Walton went missing around 4:30 p.m. Saturday near Needham Elementary School

November 5, 2023

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Family of missing Durango hiker Jim Shadid share thoughts about the search

Daughter says La Plata County Search and Rescue will have a map for volunteer search teams to follow

September 14, 2023

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Search for missing Durango hiker continues

Montrose Helitack assisting in the search

September 7, 2023

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Durango hiker goes missing between Elbert Creek Road and Little Creek Trail

79-year-old was 20 minutes away from finishing when communication with his wife stopped

September 5, 2023

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An ‘impossible decision’: Public search concludes for missing hiker

Volunteers met daily and combed over 12,000 acres in the La Plata Mountains

July 11, 2023

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Searching for Ian O’Brien

‘Everybody is grieving and motivated, hopeful and hopeless’ partner says

July 9, 2023

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Search and rescue teams on standby until evidence is found of missing hiker

Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office says it has not given up looking

July 3, 2023

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Search for missing hiker in La Plata Mountains carries on with community help

says search teams believe Ian O’Brien is no longer in La Plata Canyon

June 28, 2023