Search dogs find body of Cedar City man in national monument near Flagstaff, Arizona

The body of Conan Stults of Cedar City, Utah, was found Monday inside the boundaries of Wupatki National Monument near Lomki Pueblo, which is shown here, Oct. 31, 2022 | Photo courtesy of National Park Service, St. George News

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The body of a Utah man has been found in Wupatki National Monument near Flagstaff, authorities said Wednesday.

Map shows location of Wupatki National Monument, bottom right, where the body of Conan Stults of Cedar City, Utah, was found on Monday, Oct. 31, 2022 | Map courtesy of National Park Service, St. George News

Coconino County Sheriff’s officials said the body of 46-year-old Conan Stults of Cedar City, Utah, was located Monday by search dogs south of the Lomki Pueblo area inside the monument.

Authorities said the county medical examiner’s office will try to determine the cause of death.

Sheriff’s deputies responded Saturday to the Antelope Hills area of Flagstaff along Highway 89 about a trespass in progress, but the person already had left the area.

Deputies were able to identify Stults after his vehicle was found at the scene and a search for him began. He had reportedly last been seen on Saturday near Old Antelope Trading Post north of Flagstaff, wearing black pants and a black T-shirt.

It was still unclear Wednesday why Stults was in northern Arizona.

Written by The ASSOCIATED PRESS.

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