{"id":24054,"date":"2013-07-30T00:54:02","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T05:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=24054"},"modified":"2013-07-30T00:54:02","modified_gmt":"2013-07-30T05:54:02","slug":"longmont-teen-found-dead-in-lake-in-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2013\/07\/30\/longmont-teen-found-dead-in-lake-in-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Longmont Teen Found Dead In Lake In New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\"Classic<\/a>Discovery of bodies of Longmont teen and friend in New Mexico lake prompts fundraising website
\n\tNoah Hooper of Longmont disappeared last Sunday<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tJuly 7, 2013\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDays after the bodies of two teenage friends were pulled from a New Mexico lake, a website has sprung up to help the family of a 16-year-old boy pay for his services and burial.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSeth Stephenson of Chaparral, N.M. was helping a group from the Apache Creek Deaf and Mute Camp when he and Noah Hooper of Longmont, Colo., disappeared last Sunday in the deep end of Quemado Lake.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNew Mexico State Police divers found two bodies on Wednesday. The Office of the Medical Investigator confirmed Friday that the bodies were those of Seth and Noah.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFriends have established the website to help Seth's family at http:\/\/bit.ly\/seths16<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNoah would have turned 15 last Monday. His services are pending.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSOURCE:\n<\/p>\n

\n\thttp:\/\/www.thedenverchannel.com\/news\/local-news\/discovery-of-bodies-of-longmont-teen-and-friend-in-new-mexico-lake-prompts-fundraising-website<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLongmont Teen Found Dead In Lake In New Mexico<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tJuly 7, 2013\n<\/p>\n

\n\tALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CBS4) – Investigators are looking into the death of a Longmont teen who went missing in New Mexico.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPolice in New Mexico confirm a body pulled from a lake southwest of Albuquerque is that of 15-year-old Noah Hooker. Hooker and another 16-year-old boy from New Mexico had been missing since last week\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDivers recovered two bodies believed to belong to the boys on Wednesday. The teens were staff members at a camp for deaf children.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSOURCE:\n<\/p>\n

\n\thttp:\/\/denver.cbslocal.com\/2013\/07\/07\/longmont-teen-found-dead-in-lake-in-new-mexico\/<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIdentity of Longmont boy confirmed by New Mexico medical investigator<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBody recovered from Quemado Lake on Wednesday\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBy Pierrette J. Shields
\n\tLongmont Times-Call\n<\/p>\n

\n\tLONGMONT — The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator confirmed on Friday that two bodies recovered Wednesday from a lake in New Mexico were those of a Longmont teen and a friend who went missing days before.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNoah Hooper, whose 15th birthday would have been on Monday, was reported missing Sunday after he and his friend Seth Stephenson, 16, of Chaparral, N.M., failed to return as scheduled from an outing at Quemado Lake near Quemado, N.M., about 150 miles southwest of Albuquerque. Ahlberg Funeral Chapel is handling service arrangements for Noah, who was a student at Alexander Dawson School in Lafayette.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tNoah's parents, Kevin and Nadine Hooper, traveled to New Mexico on Monday, police reported. Through funeral director Randy Ahlberg, Kevin Hooper said he would like to wait a while longer before speaking publicly about his son. The family owns and operates Lamplighter Cleaners on the 1600 block of Main Street.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe state police deferred official identification of the boys to the medical investigator's office due to the condition of the bodies after they were recovered from the 6-acre lake that ranges in depth from 3 to 16 feet, according to a news release. Cause and manner of death are pending further investigation, according to Keri Ashburn, unit assistant with the medical investigator's office.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tBoth boys were assisting with summer programs at the Apache Creek Deaf and Youth Ranch, according to the New Mexico State Police. The boys — neither of whom were deaf — were bused with other campers to the lake at about 3 p.m. Sunday and were last seen near the deep end of the lake at about 4:30 p.m.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tChildren at the lake were scheduled to meet at the lake's ramp area at 5 p.m., but neither Noah nor Seth reported as scheduled. They were reported missing five hours later, police reported.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe report sparked a search that ended Wednesday when rescue divers recovered two bodies from the bottom of the lake in the west end, where water depths reach 14 feet, police reported.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tA spokesman for the New Mexico State Police was unavailable to comment Friday about the status of any investigation into the boys' deaths.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t"These were fine young men that were volunteering to help others here at the camp," said a message posted Wednesday on the ranch's Facebook page. "Seth loved the horses and has been a huge help the entire summer with that area. Noah had been looking forward to coming since February. He was so excited to be here."\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Facebook statement said that news reports included inaccuracies, but did not specify the problems with reports. Dozens commented offering prayers.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPierrette J. Shields can be reached at 303-684-5273 or at pshields@times-call.com.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSOURCE:\n<\/p>\n

\n\thttp:\/\/www.timescall.com\/news\/longmont-local-news\/ci_23605446\/identity-longmont-boy-confirmed-by-new-mexico-medical<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Discovery of bodies of Longmont teen and friend in New Mexico lake prompts fundraising website Noah Hooper of Longmont disappeared last Sunday July 7, 2013 Days after the bodies of two teenage friends were pulled from a New Mexico lake,…<\/p>\n

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