The Palisade Rim Trail was closed for one day this week due to what Mesa County Sheriffâs Office spokesperson Megan Terlecky said was an unusual call for her office.
At about 10:25 a.m. on Wednesday a woman reported that an unknown man hit her with a rock and attempted to take her keys from her while she was hiking on the trail. She was able to get away with minor injuries and call for help, according to the MCSO.
No suspect was found.
Multiple law enforcement agencies searched the area extensively on foot, with a K-9 unit, drones and a multi-mission aircraft with infrared equipment, the sheriffâs office reports. Investigators were confident that the suspect is no longer in the area.