{"id":70440,"date":"2017-03-28T18:29:05","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T00:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/montezuma-sheriffs-office-searches-for-missing-cortez-man\/"},"modified":"2017-03-29T00:29:05","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T00:29:05","slug":"montezuma-sheriffs-office-searches-for-missing-cortez-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/montezuma-sheriffs-office-searches-for-missing-cortez-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Montezuma sheriff\u2019s office searches for missing Cortez man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A 31-year-old Cortez resident remains missing after more than a week of searching by law enforcement.<\/p>\n

According to Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin, Erick Hurley was last seen Friday, March 17 at 21285 County Road P. He was reported missing on March 18, and hasn\u2019t been heard from since. Despite \u201ctwo or three full, solid days of searching\u201d by sheriff\u2019s deputies and search and rescue teams, as well as interviews with neighbors and family members, Nowlin said he still had no concrete leads on Hurley\u2019s whereabouts as of Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve searched through the canyons, the fields, the draws, and there\u2019s been no sign of anything,\u201d Nowlin said. \u201cHe\u2019s missing all right.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said there is no evidence of foul play in Hurley\u2019s disappearance, and it\u2019s not clear whether he is at risk.<\/p>\n

Montezuma County Detective Bryce Queen said Hurley left his vehicle and identification at his parents\u2019 house.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe likely left on foot or was picked up by someone,\u201d Queen said.<\/p>\n

Hurley\u2019s mother, Carol, said she last heard from him on March 17. She said there was no indication that he planned to leave town or that anything was wrong.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not like him,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re very close, and we\u2019ve always kept in close touch.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to sheriff\u2019s deputies, several search and rescue teams, including the Dolores K-9 team, have searched the area around County Road P with no results. Nowlin said the lack of evidence in the immediate area leads him to believe Hurley was picked up.<\/p>\n

Hurley is 5 feet and 10 inches tall, weighs 195 pounds and has blue eyes. According to Carol Hurley, his head was shaved when he was last seen.<\/p>\n

Although Hurley\u2019s close relatives and neighbors have been interviewed, Queen encouraged anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact the sheriff\u2019s office immediately.<\/p>\n

Carol Hurley echoed that request, and said the community has supported her family ever since her son went missing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you to everyone who has been so kind and concerned for us,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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