{"id":99875,"date":"2018-05-07T15:28:37","date_gmt":"2018-05-07T21:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/missing-man-found-dead-near-vallecito\/"},"modified":"2018-05-07T15:28:37","modified_gmt":"2018-05-07T21:28:37","slug":"missing-man-found-dead-near-vallecito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/missing-man-found-dead-near-vallecito\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing man found dead near Vallecito"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A 21-year-old man from Gallup, New Mexico, who had been missing for several weeks, was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Sunday near Vallecito Lake, northeast of Durango, police said.<\/p>\n

The man was identified as Gregory Alexander Winkler, according to La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith.<\/p>\n

Winkler was from Gallup but was attending New Mexico State University in Las Cruces when he went missing around mid-April.<\/p>\n

Recently, Winkler\u2019s truck was found parked about 5 miles up Middle Mountain Road.<\/p>\n

Over the weekend, a search and rescue mission attempted to find Winkler in the area, a heavily forested and remote part of the San Juan Mountains.<\/p>\n

A family member found Winkler\u2019s body Sunday, Smith said, which was about 400 yards from where his truck was parked.<\/p>\n

Smith said an autopsy was expected to be performed Tuesday. She said Winkler\u2019s body had been in the forest for at least several days.<\/p>\n

Smith was unsure why Winkler was in La Plata County. She also did not know if Winkler suffered from a history of depression.<\/p>\n

A spokesman with the La Plata County Sheriff\u2019s Office did not immediately have information Monday morning about the incident.<\/p>\n

jromeo@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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Suicide prevention resources<\/h4>\n

Help for people having suicidal thoughts or for those who fear a person is considering killing himself can be found from these sources:
\n Axis Health System:<\/strong>
\n 24-hour hotline at 247-5245.
\n National Suicide Prevention Hotline:<\/strong>
\n (800) 273-TALK (8255) or text \u201cTALK\u201d to 741741.
\n RED Nacional de Prevenci\u00f3N Del Suicidio:<\/strong>
\n (888) 628-9454.
\n National Crisis text Hotline:<\/strong>
\n 741741
\n Fort Lewis College Counseling Center:<\/strong>
\n 247-7212.
\n Boys Town Hotline:<\/strong>
\n (800) 448-3000.
\n Safe2Tell Colorado:<\/strong>
\n (877) 542-7233 or online at
\n https:\/\/safe2tell.org<\/a>
\n .
\n Colorado Crisis Support Line:<\/strong>
\n (844) 493-8255 or text \u201cTALK\u201d to 38255 or online at
\n http:\/\/www.coloradocrisisservices.org\/<\/a>
\n to access a live chat available in 17 languages. The line has mental-health professionals available to talk to adults or youths about any crisis, 24 hours a day.
\n Trevor Project:<\/strong>
\n (866) 488-7386. Crisis intervention and suicide prevention for LGBTQ youth via online chat, text or phone.
\n Southern Ute Community ACtion Program:<\/strong>
\n Visit
\n www.sucap.org<\/a>
\n and click on Suicide Prevention for a list of trained gatekeepers.
\n Second Wind Fund:<\/strong>
\n (720) 962-0706. This is not a crisis hotline, but the fund is available to youths who face social or financial barriers to crisis counseling. The organization requires a referral by a school counselor or mental-health professional.
\n Survivors Support GrouP:<\/strong>
\n Heartbeat of Durango meets from 6 to 8 p.m. the second Wednesday of every month at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Contact Janna for information at (970) 749-1673.
\n American Foundation for Suicide Prevention:<\/strong>
\n Colorado chapter information available at
\n https:\/\/afsp.org\/chapter\/afsp-colorado\/<\/a>
\n For Men:<\/strong>
\n A website for adult men contemplating suicide, who often are unwilling to seek help, is available at
\n www.mantherapy.org<\/a>
\n .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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