Body of 25-Year-Old Missing Hiker Found in Central Idaho

HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — The body of a central Idaho hiker who went missing has been found.

The Custer County Sheriff's Office says the body of 25-year-old Lucas Richardson of Hailey was found Wednesday on a ridge northeast of Sun Valley. Richardson went missing after going on a solo hike on Sept. 14 from Trail Creek summit, and officials launched a search that was called off on Sept. 23.

Richardson's family hired Sawtooth Mountain Guides to continue the search, and they found the body Wednesday. Officials haven't released a cause of death.