NEED YOUR HELP - Missing hiker in the Crestones

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Mark is my friend's brother-in-law. This is a link to his wife Michelle's Facebook page, on which she has posted more pictures of Mark that are recent.

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Alpine Rescue Team wrote:I just got off the phone (17:00) with the SAR Team and they have not suspended the search and will continue searching this week
The search for Mark is still ongoing according to Woody. [-o<
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The search for Mark Stice has not yet been suspended; but it has been scaled back. There have been teams in the field for five straight days, as of today; with a monumental effort =D> given this past Tuesday. Sunday's snow continues to melt, though conditions are still considered dangerous.

A cold front is moving through the area tonight and tomorrow - with very high winds - but we are cautiously optimistic that precipitation will be light and that weather for this weekend could be the best that we've yet to see.

There is a tentative plan for resources to head over BHP on Saturday, to take another / a closer look in that area. None of the five peaks in the Crestone Group have been eliminated entirely from the search area, as Mark left no itinerary and few clues.
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Any news about Mark Stice after the search today?
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Doesn't sound like it. The news is reporting that the search has been suspended.

http://www.9news.com/news/local/article ... sing-hiker" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Truly heart breaking :cry: ...especially hits close to home because I have two boys the same age and a girl on the way....
Mark Stice is a family man with two young daughters.

“How do you explain to a 3- and a 5-year-old where daddy is? It’s not an easy thing,”
http://denver.cbslocal.com/2013/09/29/m ... -optimism/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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This hits home. He is my boyfriends boss. Praying for him and his family. They've suspended the search, they did find his campsite but have not found him.
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http://m.gazette.com/search-for-missing ... le/1506973" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The search has been called off. This is my boyfriends boss, he said they did find his camping spot but they have not found Mark.
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Two young kids.

This sucks.
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My heart goes out to his loved ones...still hoping for a miracle though until there is a conclusion to his whereabouts.
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The picture of his two little girls truly breaks my heart. Still trying to remain positive and hoping for the best. My thoughts are with his family - the unknown is agonizing. :cry:
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The mystery of it is just maddening. How could two experienced hikers just disappear into thin air like that, at virtually the same time.
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