No Foul Play Suspected in Death of National Park Hiker
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say they do not suspect foul play in the death of a Nebraska man whose body was found in Badlands National Park in southwestern South Dakota.
The Pennington County Sheriff's Office says initial autopsy results on 39-year-old Joshua Jacobsen show no signs of trauma.
The body of the Laurel, Nebraska, hiker was found Sept. 16. He had been missing since mid-July. Dozens of officials from several agencies including the South Dakota National Guard searched for Jacobsen in a helicopter and on the ground, using dogs.
Sheriff's Sgt. Dustin Morrison tells KEVN-TV that final autopsy results are pending.
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