By Associated Press - Tuesday, December 18, 2018

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado authorities say skeletal remains are those of 20-year-old man who went missing on Mount Herman near Colorado Springs.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says the remains were discovered Wednesday. A coroner identified the remains on Tuesday as Kevin Rudnicki, who has been missing since September.

Authorities say the coroner’s office is still determining the cause and manner of Rudnicki’s death.

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Authorities have said Rudnicki went for a hike on a Sunday in early September and did not return.

Rudnicki was studying watershed management at the University of Wyoming, where he was a junior. He wanted to work for the U.S. Forest Service after graduation.

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