Authorities identified the victim as Tim Sandford of Minnetonka, Minn.
NEED TO KNOW
- Tim Sandford, 23, of Minnetonka, Minn., disappeared on June 8 after being swept into Montana’s East Rosebud Creek, near the outlet of Rimrock Lake
- Red Lodge Fire Rescue said on Sept. 23 that his body was later found 1,500 feet downstream from the outlet
- Sandford was attempting to cross Rimrock Lake along the “Beaten Path” trail when he vanished
The body of a hiker from Minnesota who disappeared over three months ago after he was swept into a Montana creek has been found and recovered, authorities said.
Red Lodge Fire Rescue announced the discovery of the remains of Tim Sandford, 23, of Minnetonka, in a Facebook post on Tuesday, Sept. 23.
The department said Sandford was caught up in East Rosebud Creek, near the outlet of Rimrock Lake, when he vanished on June 8…