Cause of death revealed for hiker who died on Longs Peak in July

The Boulder County Coroner's Office has released the cause of death for a man found dead on Longs Peak in July.

The man was found on Kiener's Route, which is on the upper east face of Longs Peak, by Rocky Mountain National Park search and rescue team members in the early afternoon of July 5, according to a previous park news release.

The Boulder County Coroner's Office previously identified the man as 41-year-old Jeffrey Carlin.

Carlin's death was ruled accidental from multiple blunt force injuries, according to the autopsy report released by the coroner's office Aug. 23.

Carlin was hiking Longs Peak on July 4 and was last in contact with someone via phone telling them he was at the mountain's summit and had to descend because weather was moving in, according to the autopsy report. The report states the weather that day was slightly windy and dry.

When Carlin did not return from the hike, he was reported missing to authorities. He was found "resting on an incline above the timberline on rocky terrain" on July 5, according to the coroner's report, and on July 6 a recovery team responded to remove his body.

This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Cause of death revealed for hiker who died on Longs Peak in July