A badly decomposed body found over the weekend in Ogden Canyon has been identified as a 60-year-old man missing since June.
Family members reported James Purdy, of Ogden, missing June 29 after he left his house and never returned, the Weber County Sheriff's Office said.
Hunters discovered Purdy's body just before noon on Saturday, above a waterfall on the north side of the canyon's mouth, said Capt. Klint Anderson.
Purdy's family contacted the sheriff's office Sunday with information that led investigators to believe the body was Purdy, Anderson said. Purdy's family told the sheriff's office he was an "experienced hiker."
The state medical examiner's office confirmed Purdy's identity Tuesday through dental records.
An official cause of death has not yet been determined.
The discovery of Purdy's body brings closure for his family, Anderson said.
Purdy's wife told investigators she went to the store the day he disappeared in June. When she returned, he was gone and hadn't left a note saying where he went. The family assumed the man went hiking, but didn't know exactly what happened to him until the discovery of his body this week, Anderson said.
--Melinda Rogers