Archive for Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Cause of hunter's death still unclear
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Steamboat Springs — A hunter who died Monday morning in a remote area of California Park has been identified as 42-year-old Michael Wayne Fanaris of Champlin, Minn.
Routt County Deputy Coroner Mitch Locke released the man's information Tuesday morning after speaking with the man's family.
The man's cause of death is still unknown, but does not look suspicious, Locke said.
An autopsy most likely will be performed Wednesday to determine the man's cause of death, he said. A toxicology report also will be prepared, though it does not appear drugs or alcohol were contributing factors in Fanaris' death, Locke said.
Fanaris most likely died around 6:30 a.m. Monday while hunting with two other people north of Hayden in California Park.
Fanaris was hunting with the Craig-based outfitting company, Beaver Creek Outfitters, officials said Monday.
The death was reported around 7:30 a.m. after outfitters with the company were able to get to the Kum and Go in Hayden and call 911.
Locke said he pronounced Fanaris dead around 5:45 p.m. Monday at the outfitter's staging area near Armstrong Creek.
- To reach Alexis DeLaCruz, call 871-4234 or e-mail adelacruz@steamboatpilot.com
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