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Klaralven

(7,510 posts)
Thu Sep 23, 2021, 12:54 PM Sep 2021

Idaho bow hunter finds the remains of another hunter - a man who had been missing for 53 years

The body of Idaho bow hunter Raymond Jones was found on Friday after a 53-year disappearance
An unidentified hunter found the body while looking for a shortcut in the mountains of Lemhi County
Lemhi County Police formally identified the body after they found Jones' wallet with his identification in it
Jones's family, including his wife, were contacted when the body was found

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10021143/The-body-missing-Idaho-bow-hunter-53-year-disappearance.html

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Idaho bow hunter finds the remains of another hunter - a man who had been missing for 53 years (Original Post) Klaralven Sep 2021 OP
odd they are referring to a body instead of remains... getagrip_already Sep 2021 #1
At the link, it refers to "remains." Treefrog Sep 2021 #2
When do we get to learn what he died of? Baitball Blogger Sep 2021 #3

getagrip_already

(17,802 posts)
1. odd they are referring to a body instead of remains...
Thu Sep 23, 2021, 01:09 PM
Sep 2021

After 53 years above ground, there can't be much left. Animals would have scattered most of the bones and I have to imagine that even clothing would have rotted away.

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