Three "mummified" our bodies have been found in a distant campsite within the Rocky Mountains, police have stated.

The stays might have been mendacity on the website in Colorado since final 12 months, as fears develop the deceased might have frozen or starved to loss of life.

A hiker stumbled throughout one of many our bodies on Sunday earlier than alerting the authorities - who discovered two additional our bodies after they arrived on the scene on Monday.

Two our bodies have been discovered inside a small, zipped up tent whereas the opposite was outdoors the camp - positioned in a wooded space which hikers would not often go by.

Personal belongings and tarpaulin sheets have been noticed, together with a lean-to construction constructed from logs over a firepit.

Gunnison County Sheriff Adam Murdie stated: "This is not a typical occurrence anywhere," including that the police don't imagine hikers or campers within the space are in danger.

No lacking individuals studies that would assist establish the victims have been discovered but, he added.

The our bodies might have been on the campsite since final autumn primarily based on their "fairly mummified" situation.

Autopsies to substantiate the reason for loss of life will probably be troublesome and can take not less than three weeks in consequence, Mr Murdie stated.

"Whether they froze to death in the winter or the combination of starved or froze, that's what it sure seems like," he stated.

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Campers or hunters usually tend to die of carbon monoxide poisoning utilizing heaters in enclosed areas, Mr Murdie stated.

However, this isn't regarded as the reason for loss of life as a consequence of how the our bodies have been discovered and the remoteness of the camp.

Investigators are attempting to determine "what they were actually doing there and why", Mr Murdie added.

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