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Man vanished months ago when ATV ran out of gas, Arizona cops say. Now remains found

Remains of Felipe Calderon Zamora were found in the Arizona desert months after he vanished on an ATV ride, police said.
Remains of Felipe Calderon Zamora were found in the Arizona desert months after he vanished on an ATV ride, police said. Getty Images | iStockphoto

A man vanished after he ran out of gas on an ATV ride, police said. Now his remains have been found in the Arizona desert.

Felipe Calderon Zamora, a 39-year-old from Bullhead City, Arizona, was reported missing July 13 after he never returned from an ATV ride through the desert, the city police department said. Family members said he ran out of gas.

For months, rescuers searched for Zamora and found his quad in the desert, police said.

On Thursday, March 24, Bullhead City police received a call that human remains had been found in the desert. Police believe the remains are Zamora based on “evidence at the scene,” according to police.

“Official identification and cause of death will be made by the Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office,” police said on Facebook.

Bullhead City is about 230 miles northwest of Phoenix.

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This story was originally published March 25, 2022 at 10:23 AM with the headline "Man vanished months ago when ATV ran out of gas, Arizona cops say. Now remains found."

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Maddie Capron
Idaho Statesman
Maddie Capron is a McClatchy Real-Time News Reporter focused on the outdoors and wildlife in the western U.S. She graduated from Ohio University and previously worked at CNN, the Idaho Statesman and Ohio Center for Investigative Journalism.
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