Searchers using sonar found a man’s body 420 feet down in Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park on Sunday.

The body is believed to be that of a kayaker who went missing in June 2024, although the remains hadn’t been positively identified as of Monday.

“However, based on the characteristics of the remains and the location where they were recovered,” they are thought to be those of Wesley Dopkins, 43, the National Park Service reported Tuesday.

Dopkins was last seen kayaking on Jackson Lake at about 2 p.m. on June 15, 2024.

Searchers found his folding kayak, paddle and dry bag floating off Moose Island in the lake at about 8 p.m. that night.

The body was located using “specialized sonar technology” deployed by the nonprofit search and recovery organization Bruce’s Legacy, the

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