Search efforts for missing Minnesota hiker in Wyoming called off

The search for a missing Minnesota hiker in Wyoming has been called off for now.

Rescue teams have been searching for Grant Gardner since Aug. 1, when authorities learned he summited Cloud Peak in the Misty Moon Lake area, but hadn’t been heard from since.

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“Our teams have exhausted all resources and personnel over the last 20 days. With weather conditions and other factors updated in our search models, we have to face the reality that the most optimistic survival odds have run out,” Sheriff Ken Blackburn said in a post on Facebook.

Search teams will rest and then begin search and rescue efforts, the sheriff added.

Gardner last contacted his wife to let her know he made it to the summit — the text message reportedly said the hike had been more taxing than he expected and that he was tired.

Anyone who has seen Gardner is asked to call the Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office at 307-568-2324.

A GoFundMe has been set up to support Gardner’s family and the efforts to find him.

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