Verkkorocky mountain national park, colo. Colorado man survives snow cave, 'i was getting ready to go' a colorado man trapped in the snow was saying his goodbyes. Verkkobryce yamashita had been in the hospital five days when he told his wife he wanted to die. Bacterial meningitis ravaged his spine and mind, allergic. Verkkoa paddleboarder's body has been recovered from a reservoir near colorado springs, colorado, after officials said the man went missing in a wind. Courtesy of anita moorjani. She said that’s when she died.