Overview
- Park rangers were alerted at about 8:15 a.m. on Jan. 8 to a suspicious vehicle on the Shafer Trail in the Island in the Sky District.
- Responders found a 6-year-old boy unresponsive inside the vehicle, began life-saving efforts, and he was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
- A second person was discovered deceased outside the vehicle at the same scene, according to the sheriff’s office.
- Authorities have confirmed the identity of one decedent and notified next of kin, while the second individual is still being identified.
- Both remains were sent to the medical examiner for examination, and the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation remains active.