ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK — A body that is believed to be a missing Nebraska man was located in Rocky Mountain National Park on Wednesday.

Blake Kieckhafer, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska, was reported missing to RMNP rangers by family on Monday, according to a news release from the park. He was dropped off by a rideshare service in the Upper Beaver Meadows area of the park around 5:20 p.m. on Aug. 7.

Upper Beaver Meadows Road is located approximately one mile west of the Beaver Meadows entrance along U.S. Highway 36 on the east side of the park.

A body believed to be that of Kieckhafer was recovered above Emerald Lake on Wednesday during a search of the area. In a release, RMNP officials said rangers completed an on-scene investigation, and a helicopter was used to recover the body.

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