JACKSON, Wyo. — Authorities believe they found a Minnesota man missing since June 2024 while kayaking alone across Jackson Lake in Grandt Teton National Park. The body was pulled from 420 deep. Wesley Dopkins, age 43, of St. Paul, had been paddling from Elk Island to Waterfalls Canyon on the west shore. His foldable kayak, paddle and dry bag were found floating soon after he disappeared. At the time a search using a helicopter, boats, ground teams and dogs did not find any sign of him. A cause of death was not determined immediately. Hypothermia sets in quickly in the 27,000-acre lake, which is 6,700 feet above sea level and fed by snowfields.
Dopkins. Positive identification soon.