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   From: your@dogs.com   
      
   Rich Moore, 71, failed to return home after a plan to scale a 12,500ft   
   peak in August with a hunter finding his remains and the dog.   
      
   The body of an elderly hiker missing since August in Colorado’s San Juan   
   mountains was discovered by a hunter who also found the man’s dog alive at   
   the scene, authorities said.   
      
   Rich Moore, of Pagosa Springs, southern Colorado, and his Jack Russell   
   terrier, Finney, failed to return from a trip to the mountains on 19   
   August. The 71-year-old outdoor enthusiast had planned to reach the   
   12,500ft summit of Blackhead Peak, about 20 miles from his hometown,   
   according to family members.   
      
   Taos Search and Rescue (Tsar), which conducted the initial search, said in   
   a Facebook post that Moore’s body was found by a hunter on 30 October in   
   the Lower Blanco drainage basin. The hunter alerted authorities and a team   
   from the Archuleta county sheriff’s office, and search and rescue crew   
   members, were flown in the next day to locate, identify and retrieve the   
   body, the Denver Gazette reported.   
      
   Little Finney was found next to Moore’s body and taken to a local   
   veterinary office for evaluation and treatment. The dog has since been   
   reunited with Moore’s family.   
      
   No cause of death for Moore has been released, the Gazette said, but   
   authorities say they do not suspect foul play.   
      
   Delinda Vanne-Brightyn, a member of the Tsar crew, described the search   
   and rescue efforts in her group’s social media post. She said she and her   
   own certified rescue dog “searched from just under the peak-top and   
   directly west, searching down the mountain toward where his car was   
   located”.   
      
   She said the area was particularly steep, with strong winds.   
      
   “Delinda and TSAR would like to send our condolences to the family, but   
   are glad they were able to gain some closure as well as bring their dog   
   back home,” the post said.   
      
   https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/13/colorado-missing-hiker-   
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