A 16-year-old boy who had gone missing in Colorado has been found dead in a ravine by a relative. Matthew Alfaro’s body was found three days after he vanished from a family gathering in Colorado .
Officials later confirmed that it was indeed the missing teen, adding that an autopsy is pending. The Milliken Police Department issued an alert about Alfaro’s disappearance on Monday, November 9. Officers responded to the area east of Highway 60 and Highway 257, mile marker 1, on Monday, after a report that a body had been found matching the description of Alfaro, police said in an update .
“After preliminary investigation, we believe that alcohol may have been a factor in his death,” police continued. “The cause remains under investigation.”
Alfaro was intoxicated at the time, and loved ones believed that he was walking a short distance to another family member’s home. “We found him, and we had to notify the cops, where we found him three days later. The search for the teen began after he left a party on the night of Friday, November 6, relatives confirmed to NBC affiliate KUSA.
However, he never arrived, and his family started looking for him the next morning “We as family found our nephew, son, and grandson, deceased in this ravine back here,” Alfaro’s uncle, Jesse Alfaro, told KUSA. “This is a huge loss to us and a huge tragedy to our family,” Jesse added.
