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2 college students who went hiking remain missing, as tent found with items inside: Authorities

Fadingcorroborated7 outlets reported this themselves in 36 reports over 4 days - more reporting than echo.
  1. 28 Oct, 20:302 college students who went hiking remain missing, as tent found with items inside: Authorities2 outlets
  2. 29 Oct, 15:42Bodies Of Missing College Students Found On Colorado Mountain3 outlets
  3. and 5 one-off wordings
original reportingcopies
Wed, 28 October 2026peak 32 reports on Thu, 29 October 2026Wed, 4 November 2026

After the peak, new reports halved every 5 hours so far - this story is still being covered, so the figure moves as reports arrive.

What it is about

Andy RohrichJackson DonlonKaden MatsudaColorado Mountain CollegeChaffee County, Colorado, United StatesIce Mountain, Colorado, United StatesColorado Mountain College, Colorado, United StatesLeadville, Colorado, United StatesColorado, United StatesLake Ann, Colorado, United StatesColorado Mountain College LeadvilleNew York, United StatesColoradoRocky MountainsWest Apostle MountainAspenChaffeeDave CollinsAssociated PressPhoenix, Arizona, United States

Who published it, and when

original reportcopyfirst to report
wkjc.com1 copy echoing wjtn.com
wjtn.com1 original report
ksl.com1 original report1 original report
ktiv.com1 original report
The Guardian World1 original report
iheart.com23 original reports4 original reports
greatbendpost.com1 original report
littleapplepost.com1 copy echoing greatbendpost.com
netscape.com1 original report
28 Oct, 20:30over 6 days4 Nov, 03:27

How it spread - 34 original reports, 2 reprints

  1. Wed, 28 October 2026

    1 report
    • wjtn.com20:30first to report

      Two Colorado hikers, Kaden Matsuda, left, and Jackson Donlon, are missing after planning to climb Ice Mountain. (Chaffee County Sheriff's Office)Two Colorado hikers remain missing after a search team found a tent, collapsed by snow, with items inside, the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office announced in a social media post on Tuesday.Kaden Matsuda, 19, and Jackson Donlon, 20, left Colorado Mountain College Leadville's campus for a hike on Friday and did not return, according to the sheriff's...

      1 reprint
  2. Thu, 29 October 2026

    31 reports
  3. Fri, 30 October 2026

    1 report
  4. Wed, 4 November 2026

    1 report

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