One month later, rangers continue to search for missing man at Grand Teton National Park 

MOOSE, Wyo. — It has been complete a period since a 43-year-old man went missing successful Grand Teton National Park. 

Park rangers said this week that they will proceed to hunt for Wesley Dopkins arsenic they behaviour section operations. EastIdahoNews.com was told connected Friday that rangers are trying to retrieve his remains arsenic he is presumed dead. 

According to nan Pierce County Journal successful Wisconsin, Dopkins’s mother said he was an adventurer. The family will clasp a memorial pinch his friends successful owed time. 

RELATED | Rangers hunt for missing man who was past seen kayaking astatine Grand Teton National Park

Background

Dopkins of Minnesota was past seen successful nan mid-afternoon kayaking pinch a friend connected June 15. 

The 2 near Colter Bay pinch an intended destination to Waterfalls Canyon connected nan westbound statement of Jackson Lake. 

After losing show of Dopkins astir 2 p.m., his friend tried to return to Colter Bay but was incapable to owed to precocious winds. Instead, he landed astatine Leeks Marina, wherever he reported nan situation, a news merchandise from nan nationalist parkland said. 

Rangers were capable to find his kayak, paddle, and barren container floating disconnected of Moose Island. Officials said Dopkins was not wearing a individual floatation device.

If you person immoderate information, you are asked to interaction nan Grand Teton National Park extremity statement at 1-888-653-0009 aliases telephone nan Teton Interagency Dispatch Center at (307) 739-3301.