Re: UT - Update on missing Colorado hiker Rose Backhaus
- From: Kris Baker <ParallelCooler@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 15:30:15 -0800 (PST)
On Dec 9, 1:48 pm, Kris Baker <ParallelCoo...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In June, the remains of a man who was reported missing
10 years ago to the month that Backhaus disappeared
were discovered in the area where Guymon and others
initially had searched for him. The man apparently
died when his gun accidentally went off, and his
body’s position below a ledge kept it concealed,
Guymon said.
Here's the story on that disappearance, and why it
was so hard to find his remains:
http://www.ecprogress.com/index.php?tier=1&article_id=6450
A story that began 10 years ago on Nov. 4, 1998 came to a conclusion
over the weekend as the remains of a missing Wellington man, Ryan
Thayn were discovered.
Emery County Sheriff LaMar Guymon said at the time of the
disappearance of Thayn a nationwide search was conducted that
continued to this day. Sheriff Guymon said, "There isn't a month that
goes by that Ryan's family or our sheriff's office hasn't been
contacted about Ryan Thayn and his possible whereabouts. At the time
of the disappearance, Det. Bill Downard was placed in charge of the
investigation, he and several other members of the Emery County
Sheriff's Office have followed up on every lead, suspected sightings,
foul play and claims of where Ryan might be from all over the country.
Ryan went missing from his work at the oil field in the Mounds area of
Emery County. The original missing person call went into the Carbon
County dispatch and we weren't notified right away. They searched the
area. When we were called it was a couple of days into the
investigation. We searched the area for several weeks, but any initial
clues were disturbed.
"On Friday, June 6, 2008 we received a call from the Price dispatch
that people conducting a cactus survey for a gas company had found
some human remains in a rocky crevice. I was in Price at the time and
arrived at the scene at approximately 1:30 p.m. Capt. Kyle Ekker, Lt.
Bill Downard, Det. Norm Vuksinick, Det. Sgt. Robert Blackburn and
Deputy Jerod Curtis arrived at the scene and conducted an extensive
search of the surrounding area.
"We located the remains and recovered the body. The body was taken to
Salt Lake City to the medical examiners office for autopsy and to
attempt to make an identification.
"On Sunday morning, June 8, it was confirmed by the State Medical
Examiner, Dr. Todd Gray that the remains were in fact those of Ryan
Thayn. Dr. Gray stated the cause of death being a gun shot wound.
"We believe the gun shot wound was accidentally self inflicted. From
the evidence at the scene it leads us to believe it was an accidental
discharge. Where Ryan was located, you had to walk out to the ledge
and look down into the crevice. All that was left were bones and his
clothing. Ryan was down in the crevice with his feet back and the gun
was underneath him. He was wedged in the rocks. The crevice was
approximately 3 feet across and at the bottom it was approximately 16
inches wide; it was 6 feet deep. It is our guess he accidentally
tripped and fell into the crevice causing an accidental discharge.
"Ryan was an active hunter and hiker, it was not unusual for him to go
on long hikes. He was also a taxidermist. His job made it possible for
him to go on walks. He would start the wells pumping and then would
explore and then come back later to shut them off.
"The initial search was more by the road, Ryan was located in an area
you couldn't reach on horseback.
"This has been ongoing for 10 years, I do feel relieved, but sad we
didn't find him alive. This will bring closure to the family which is
the most important thing. We learned things in this investigation that
we can use in the future. There were a lot of false accusations made
throughout this investigation and people's reputations have been
damaged by other people. We hope all of that will end now. The
investigation at the scene will continue, but this will bring to an
end the search for Ryan Thayn," said Sheriff Guymon.
In a telephone interview with Randy Thayn, Ryan's father he said, "We
would like to thank all the state and local officials and the
volunteer effort. They put in thousands of hours searching for our
son. When we first heard a body had been found, we thought it might be
Ryan because we didn't know of any other missing people in that area,
especially so close to where Ryan's truck was left. The officials
contacted me on Saturday and then at noon on Sunday they visited with
a positive identification. We now know where our son is and it does
give us some closure. At the same time it also closes out any hope of
finding him alive. It's a bittersweet situation."
.
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