DENVER — Human remains located in Pitkin County in September have been identified as that of a man missing for more than 12 years.
The Pitkin County Coroner’s Office publicly identified the remains Sunday. They belong to 61-year-old William Worley, an area resident who was reported missing in July 2010, according to a release from the coroner’s office.
The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office led a search of the area for several weeks in 2010, but he was not located at that time.
In 2022, Worley’s remains were discovered by a hunter on Sept. 11 in a backcountry area near Redstone, the release read.
The coroner's report lists his cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head. His manner of death is undetermined.
Dental records were used to make a positive identification.
