Categories: Utah News

Remains found in Grand County identified as man missing for nearly nine months

GRAND COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — The remains of a man found along the Colorado River in San Juan County have been confirmed to belong to a man who was reported missing in June of last year.

The remains were found in late March – nearly nine months after Raymond Ankofski and his wife, Maranda Anksofski, went missing near the Steel Bender Off-Road trail area. Maranda’s remains were found in late July 2024 and identified less than a week later.

An undated image of ray and maranda ankofski, a couple who officials began searching for on june 24, 2024, after they went missing in moab, utah. The family of ray and maranda have started a gofundme to help raise funds to support members of the public who aid in the search efforts. (courtesy: raymond ankofski)

The Grand County Sheriff’s Office said Raymond’s body was found a few months later along the Colorado River, about 37 miles away from where their UTV was found crashed and abandoned.

“At this time, the Ankofski family requests privacy as they grieve their loss,” The Sheriff’s Office said in a media release. “They also wish to thank the community and all law enforcement entities for their unwavering persistence in bringing them closure regarding their missing loved ones.”

The Grand County Sheriff’s Office also extended its gratitude to the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office, the Utah Department of Public Safety, and the Utah Office of the Medical Examiner for their help in locating, recovering, and identifying Raymond Ankofski.

No further details were made publicly available.

rssfeeds-admin

Share
Published by
rssfeeds-admin

Recent Posts

Simpplr research find AI Ambitions Hit a Wall of Fragmented Workplace Data

Forrester has published a new white paper sponsored by Simpplr that examines how genAI and…

46 minutes ago

Grafana Labs Targets AI Blind Spot

At GrafanaCON ’26 in Barcelona, the company has introduced new AI observability tools. It claims…

46 minutes ago

Grafana 13 & Loki Revamp means Faster, Smarter, Less Friction

Grafana Labs has dropped its biggest update in years. Grafana 13 is about open observability.…

46 minutes ago

Xactly Unveils AI Agent to Automate Commission Disputes

Eleven months ago, Xactly announced a collaboration with ServiceNow to provide the sales industry enhanced…

46 minutes ago

The New Role of Contracts in Corporate Resilience

In volatile markets, it’s important that businesses recognise change and respond accordingly. Supply chain disruption,…

46 minutes ago

Hasbro Brings Back the Transformers x NFL Figures for Game 2

Last year, Hasbro debuted one of its most unusual and interesting Transformers collaborations ever with…

47 minutes ago

This website uses cookies.