RED LODGE, Mont. (NMB) – The body of a hiker who had been missing in the Beartooth Mountains since July 1st has been found.
Rescuers recovered the body of 23-year-old Tatum Morell on Saturday. Two Bear Air and the Yellowstone County Sheriff helicopter collaborated with Red Lodge Fire and Rescue and the Carbon County Sheriff’s office to recover her body from the rugged mountains.
Rescuers believe that Tatum was climbing Whitetail Peak when she was caught in a significant rock slide and suffered fatal injuries.
Tatum’s body was mostly buried under rocks, making it extremely difficult to find.
Morell was an experienced hiker who planned to climb five mountain peaks over 12,000 feet near Red Lodge.
