3 Found Dead at Remote Rocky Mountain Campsite Were Trying to Escape Society, Stepsister Says

3 Found Dead at Remote Rocky Mountain Campsite Were Trying to Escape Society, Stepsister Says
This selfie photo shows Trevala Jara, (L), and Christine Vance posing for a photo together, Colo., in July 2022. Trevala Jara via AP
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DENVER—The stepsister of a Colorado woman who was found dead along with her sister and teenage son at a remote Rocky Mountain campsite says the women fled into the wilderness after struggling to cope with societal changes in recent years, but they were unequipped to survive off the grid.

Exposed to several feet of snow, chills below zero, and with no food found at their camp, Christine Vance, Rebecca Vance, and Rebecca’s son likely died of malnutrition and hypothermia, according to the autopsies released this week. Authorities haven’t released the boy’s name.