A bag belonging to Megan Trussell, a University of Colorado Boulder student who was found dead on Feb. 15 in Boulder Canyon, was found on Wednesday, March 5, near the U.S. 36 bike path, according to an anonymous source.
The distinctive bag was found near U.S. 36, just southeast of Table Mesa Drive by the Dry Creek Ditch Number 2. The bag has since been turned over to law enforcement, according to a news release by the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.
Trussell, 18, was last seen at 9 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, leaving her campus dorm, Hallett Hall. Six days later, she was found on “hard-to-reach” terrain near the 40-mile marker of Boulder Canyon Drive, just west of the Canyon Park and Boulder Canyon Drive intersection. The recovery effort included a technical evacuation, including rappelling, according to a news release.
When Trussell was found, sheriff’s office spokesman Vinnie Montez said it was too early to determine whether or not foul play was involved in her death. The sheriff’s office did not confirm on Tuesday whether foul play is suspected or not.
“Although the cause and manner of death has yet to be determined by the Boulder County Coroner’s Office, we still have no reason to believe that there is, or was, a threat to the community,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a release.
The final autopsy report of Trussell has not yet been completed, according to the Boulder County Coroner’s Office.
