The Englebert family has confirmed that the remains discovered in October near a national park site in rural western Nebraska have been positively identified by DNA to be Chance Englebert, the Moorcroft man who had been missing for more than six years.

The cause of death has been deemed accidental due to a fall, said his mother Dawn Englebert.

Englebert’s body was discovered last month by a hiker in a rugged, remote area on the northside of the Scotts Bluff National Monument not known to be popular for hiking.

The Englebert family had been notified by a Gering Police detective when the remains were discovered that it might be Chance based on items found with the body.

They were bracing themselves for a conclusive answer.

Now that they have one, they are having a hard time acceptin

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