Searchers in Rockies find body of hiker from Minneapolis who had been missing for more than a week

"The man had succumbed to injuries which were consistent with a fall," the Sheriff's Office reported.

August 25, 2023 at 8:42PM
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office distributed this notice during the time John Diepholz was missing. (The Sublette County Sheriff's Office/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Searchers in the Rockies of western Wyoming located the body of a hiker from Minneapolis who had been missing for more than a week.

John Diepholz, 64, failed to contact his family and was reported overdue from a solo trip into the Wind River Range near Wall Lake that began on Aug. 5 and was due to end on Aug. 16, the Sublette County Sheriff's Office said.

Up until Thursday, difficult weather conditions hindered helicopter and ground team operations, authorities said.

Search and rescue members found Diepholz about 11:30 a.m. above Spider Lake, the Sheriff's Office said.

"The man had succumbed to injuries which were consistent with a fall," a statement from the Sheriff's Office read.

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