COPS SEARCH GIANT LANDFILL FOR MAN LAST SEEN CLIMBING INTO DUMPSTER

 

Searchers trudged through giant garbage piles for four days looking for grizzly signs of a man last seen climbing into a dumpster in Larimer County.

They didn't find Carl Smith, 57, of Loveland, who was reported missing Jan. 17, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office said. "Deputies determined his last known location and obtained security video from the area," the sheriff's office said. "Mr. Smith had entered a dumpster and did not exit. A short time later, a garbage truck arrived, emptied the dumpster contents, and deposited the load at the Larimer County landfill." "The extensive efforts included using hand tools, heavy equipment, cadaver dogs, and drones to search the section where the truck had deposited its contents," the sheriff's office said. "The search area included an estimated 10,000 cubic yards of solid waste." Foul play isn't suspected in the bizarre disappearance and Smith is still classified as a missing person. The county landfill is located in Fort Collins. If you have information, call the Larimer County Sheriff's Office (970) 498-5336. [Photos: Larimer County Sheriff's Office]