Frozen Body Found By Hunters Near Jackson

Hunters in the Cache Creek area near Jackson stumbled upon a frozen body that was partially buried in snow on Saturday morning. The name of the man will not be released until the identity is verified but it is suspected to be the body of a 59 year old man from Dallas.

According to Sgt. Todd Stanyon of the Teton County Sheriff's office, the man either died of natural causes or an accident. Sheriff's deputies will not release the man's name until a positive identity is made.

Details into the incident show that the man was prepared for a day hike. Officials are not sure what the man was doing in the area because the location in which the body was found was approximately 1,300ft above the Cache Creek parking area and the location is not near an established trail.

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