Thomas Irwin, 73, of Indianapolis, was last seen on Jan. 15, 2024, while hiking the Petroglyph Point Train in the national park located in southwestern Colorado. His family contacted the park the next day, and a search and rescue operation began, the National Park Service said in a news release on Monday.

Mesa Verde National Park service rangers found the remains of Thomas Irwin, who is from Indianapolis, on Feb. 28. Irwin had been missing for a year.

The remains of a 73-year-old missing Indiana man, Thomas Irwin, were found in Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park after 13 months of being missing.

The remains of a 73-year-old Indianapolis man who went missing more than a year ago while hiking in Colorado’s Mesa Verde National Park have been located, officials said.