On the evening of Jan 9 2012, Levi Duclos, 19 of New Haven, CT,  was reported as an overdue hiker in Ripton. Police initiated a ground search on the morning of Jan 10 during which Duclos was found dead.  At that time, Sen. Illuzzi, proposed  a study committee to address criticism of the Vermont State Police response to the missing hiker report.  Iluzzi was quoted at the time as saying  that “The State Police is still a relatively small police force,” Illuzzi added, “and we can’t expect them to respond to every rescue, and therein lies the problem.”