Officials determined that some of the woman's body appeared to have been consumed. Bear fur and feces was also found at the scene.
The woman's boyfriend told the La Plata County Sheriff's office that she took her two dogs for a walk earlier in the day. The boyfriend began to search for the woman after she didn't return home that evening, according to a Colorado Parks and Wildlife The boyfriend told authorities that he had last communicated with the deceased woman on Friday morning.
At around 9:30 p.m. local time, the boyfriend found the woman's body off U.S. Highway 550 near Trimble, just north of Durango. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers responded to the boyfriend's 911 call. Upon arrival, officials determined that some of the woman's body appeared to have been consumed. Bear fur and feces was also found at the scene.An investigation team with dogs from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services later conducted a search and found a female adult bear, as well as two young bears, in an area close to where the woman's body was found.