Shaun Mackelprang/ Image via Sublette County Sheriff’s Office
Shaun Mackelprang, a Missouri deputy attorney general, disappeared during a hike in Wyoming after setting out Thursday from the Green River Lakes area with plans to climb Gannett Peak.
On Wednesday, Mackelprang was found alive near Scott Lake in Wyoming’s Wind River Range.
Rescuers reached Mackelprang and prepared him to be flown out of the backcountry by helicopter around 9:45 a.m.
According to Cowboy State Daily, he was dehydrated and disoriented when found, and searchers started an IV and were preparing to fly him by helicopter to a local medical facility.
His brother Romel Mackelprang told Cowboy State Daily, “We know he summited on Friday because he signed the book.”
That entry in the register atop Gannett Peak was an important piece of the search for Mackelprang, helping rescuers determine that he had successfully reached Wyoming’s 13,804-foot summit before something went wrong on the return trip.
“I think what happened is he … clearly got disoriented coming back down,” Romel said, adding there had been bad weather in the mountains.
Romel stressed the family still doesn’t know exactly what happened.
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office shared on Facebook, “The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office and Tip Top Search and Rescue are pleased to announce that missing hiker Shaun Mackelprang of Missouri has been located alive in the Wind River Range.”
“Mackelprang was located this morning in the vicinity of Scott Lake following an extensive search effort utilizing ground search teams, the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office Drone Team, and Tip Top Search and Rescue’s helicopter. Search and rescue personnel located Mackelprang and safely prepared him for helicopter extraction from the backcountry at approximately 0945 this morning.”
“Mackelprang began his trek from the Green River Lakes Trailhead on August 20 with a planned destination of Gannett Peak. Search operations were initiated after he was reported missing and his vehicle was located at the trailhead.”
“This successful outcome is the result of the tremendous effort and coordination of Tip Top Search and Rescue volunteers, Sublette County Sheriff’s Office personnel and the SCSO Drone Team, along with the support of everyone who provided information or assistance throughout the search.”
“We also sincerely thank the public and backcountry users who shared information, reviewed photographs and GPS data, shared the missing-person information, and helped get the word out.”
Missouri Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway shared on X, “We are thrilled to hear that Deputy Attorney General Shaun Mackelprang has been located.”
“Our office is beyond grateful for everyone’s prayers and the steadfast work of the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office and drone team, Tip Top Search and Rescue’s volunteers and helicopter crew, and Wyoming State leaders.”
We are thrilled to hear that Deputy Attorney General Shaun Mackelprang has been located. Our office is beyond grateful for everyone’s prayers and the steadfast work of the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office and drone team, Tip Top Search and Rescue’s volunteers and helicopter crew,… pic.twitter.com/o5ZKtOA56c
— Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway (@AGCHanaway) August 26, 2026
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