Show Body Of Drowned Wyoming Man Found Wednesdays Wednesday's Salt Lake Tribune con con- contained contained contained the following account of the finding of the body of at Robert Wilder Wilder- Wildermuth Wildermuth muth The weeks three-weeks search for Robert Wildermuth 19 of Rock Springs Wyom Wyom- Wyoming ing who drowned while swimming near here June 27 ended in the gorge of Green river in the Uinta mountains Monday when his body was discovered on a sand bar in Red canyon by Oscar Swett Greendale Utah rancher Tuesday the body after tion was brought to Rock Springs by Sheriff Mike Maher Coroner J. J Warden Ople State Highway Patrolman C. C E. E Morgan and William Evers a Green River businessman Although Greendale is less than miles mUes from Green River by road the body had been carried rIed almost miles by river during the high waters of or the past three weeks Hundreds of ot persons had Joined in the search A motor boat patrol of the river south of or the city was maintained until the body was found Wildermuth son of or Mr and Mrs L. L L. L of or Rock Springs was one of or Wyoming's outstanding high school athletes He completed school this spring He Ho had been accepted for tor army service and was home on a week two-week furlough turlough before entering service He and four Companions were in a quiet back water wate- of the flood swollen river swimming when he attempted to swim against the main current Efforts on the part of his companions to rescue him were futile He was born in Park City Utah but had been raised in Rock Springs Difficulty was experienced in bring bring- bringing bringIng bringing ing the body from the canyon canon bottom because of steepness of or the walls wals which aro more than 1000 feet high at this point The body was placed on a horse and brought out through a rough side canyon to the Swett ranch The body was taken to Salt Lake City Wednesday morning where it was cre cre- cremated cremated I mated following short services Mr and Mrs Geo M. M Archer of this I city accompanied the bereaved family to Salt Lake City I |