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UPDATED: Missing Hiker's Body Found In Yellowstone National Park

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By NPT Staff - June 9th, 2017

Editor's note: Updates with information that Jeff Murphy was found dead Friday.

A hiker reported missing in Yellowstone National Park this week was found dead on Friday, apparently from a fall on Turkey Pen Peak, the park announced.

Jeff Murphy, 53, from Batavia, Illinois, went for a day hike on the Rescue Creek Trail, near the North Entrance of the park, on Wednesday. The park initiated the search on Thursday, when Mr. Murphy’s wife reported that he failed to check in. At its peak, the search involved eight hiking teams, five dog teams, four horse teams, and a helicopter.

“All of us at Yellowstone extend our sympathy to the Murphy family for their tragic loss,” Superintendent Dan Wenk said in a release.

The Rescue Creek Trail, which had been closed due to this search, is open. However, visitors should anticipate temporary closures in the area until the investigation is complete.

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