Overview
- Park rangers responded around 8:15 a.m. on Jan. 8 to a report of a suspicious vehicle on the Shafer Trail in Canyonlands National Park.
- A woman was found dead outside the vehicle and a 6-year-old boy was discovered unresponsive inside, authorities said.
- First responders attempted life-saving measures on the child, who was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead.
- The San Juan County medical examiner later identified the woman as the boy’s mother, and officials have not released their names.
- The pair had been reported missing from Colorado on Jan. 7, and the sheriff’s office says the investigation remains active.