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Teton County Emergency Management
Friday August 22nd, 2014 :: 05:21 p.m. MDT

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UPDATE-Searchers have found body of missing person Aleksandr Sagiev. See email/web for further info.

UPDATE 8/22/14 5:30PM:

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE

National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Grand Teton National Park
PO Box 170
Moose, Wyoming  83012 

Contact: Jackie Skaggs/ 307.739.3393
                Andrew White/ 307.739.3431
_____________________________________________

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   August 22, 2014          14-64

Searchers Find Body of Missing Russian National & Summer Employee

MOOSE, WY — Search teams from Grand Teton National Park and Teton County Search and Rescue found the body of Aleksandr “Sasha” Sagiev, 20, of Nizhny Novgorod Russia on Friday, August 22. Sagiev was located on Friday afternoon in Grand Teton National Park below a steep traverse, known locally as Cache Couloir, in Glacier Gulch.  Sagiev was the subject of a three-day search effort conducted by Grand Teton National Park and Teton County.

Sagiev, a seasonal employee of Dornan’s in Moose, Wyoming, was reported missing on the morning of Monday, August 18. He had not been seen by coworkers since Sunday afternoon, August 17, when he was at Dornan’s Pizza & Pasta Restaurant. With this initial information, officials focused their preliminary investigation and search efforts on areas in and around Moose. New information received on Thursday afternoon indicated that Sagiev may have started a hike from Taggart Lake Trailhead around 9:00 a.m. Monday. With a break in the inclement weather, an aerial search was conducted Thursday afternoon over Taggart and Delta lakes; however, no sign of Sagiev was detected during that flight.

Approximately 60 searchers gathered on Friday morning, August 22, to explore areas where Sagiev may have hiked in the Tetons. For a second day, the weather was extremely rainy with dense clouds covering the Teton peaks.

Search teams found Sagiev’s body at 1:25 p.m. in Glacier Gulch approximately 1/3 mile west of Delta Lake.  Sagiev was declared dead at the scene by the searchers in consultation with Dr. Will Smith, the park’s medical director. The circumstances of Sagiev’s death are still under investigation. 

Sagiev was wearing the metallic blue “Sochi” jacket described in missing person flyers distributed to the public, which helped in locating his body in the rocky terrain.

Sagiev’s body was extricated from the area, at an elevation of nearly 9,400 feet, at 4:00 p.m. via helicopter long-line.  Teton County Coroner transported Sagiev to Jackson, Wyoming shortly thereafter.

 

NPS
www.nps.gov/grte

 

UPDATE 8/21/14 4:30PM:
The search for missing person Aleksandr Sagiev continues, and Teton County Sheriff's Office and Grand Teton National Park are still looking for assistance from the public.

Aleksandr may have been in the areas of Taggart, Bradley, and/or Delta lakes in Grand Teton National Park on the morning of Monday, August 18th.  If you happen to have been in the area and saw someone matching Aleksandr's description or have other information on his whereabouts, please contact Grand Teton National Park at (307) 739-3301.

In addition, there was an unrelated manhunt in Grand Teton National Park today.  Press release from Grand Teton National Park with details is attached.

PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT LINKS IN EMAIL/WEB MESSAGE FOR MISSING PERSON PHOTO, MISSING PERSON FLYER, AND MANHUNT PRESS RELEASE

ORIGINAL MESSAGE 8/20/14 5:23PM:

(See attachment for missing persons flyer)

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE

National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Grand Teton National Park
PO Box 170
Moose, Wyoming  83012 

Contact: Jackie Skaggs/ 307.739.3393
_____________________________________________

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   August 20, 2014          14-61

 

Search Underway for Missing Person Aleksandr Sagiev

 

MOOSE, WY — Teton County Sheriff’s Office and Grand Teton National Park initiated a unified command action to coordinate a County/Park search  for a missing person today, August 20. Aleksandr Sagiev, age 21, of Russia was last seen at 1 pm on Sunday, August 17 in Moose, Wyoming using his cell phone near the bar at Dornan’s Pizza & Pasta Restaurant. 

 

Aleksandr Sagiev has black hair and brown eyes, stands approximately 5’7” tall and weighs 155 pounds. When last seen, Sagiev was wearing tan shorts and a camouflage shirt. He may also be wearing a metallic blue jacket with the words “Sochi” on it.

 

If anyone has information regarding Sagiev’s whereabouts, please contact Teton Interagency Dispatch Center at 307.739.3301.

 

—NPS—
www.nps.gov/grte

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Teton County Emergency Management
3240 Adams Canyon Dr
Jackson, WY 83001

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 307-733-9572

Grand Teton National Park
307-739-3301

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