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David White disappeared in 1997 while fishing in Utah

In May of this year, a boot containing the remains of a human foot was found on the shores of Fishlake, where White's boat was earlier discovered

Testing showed a 99.99% match between samples of DNA taken from the remains and a daughter of White

Authorities have identified the remains of a human foot found in a hiking boot nearly three months ago, linking them to a fisherman who vanished in September 1997.

In a Tuesday, Aug. 5, news release, the Sevier County Sheriff's Office announced that the boot was discovered on the shores of Fishlake, Utah, on May 16. Investigators later determined the shoe was manufactured in 1996, about a year before the disappearance of David White of Washington, Utah.

The sheriff’s office

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