Missouri deputy AG found alive days after vanishing on Wyoming hike
Missouri Deputy Attorney General Shaun Mackelprang was found alive six days after he vanished in the remote Wyoming wilderness during a backcountry hike.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: Fox News · Aug 27, 2026 at 8:08 AM ET
- Coverage span: 53 min
- Coverage: 2 reports from 2 independent publications

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Missouri deputy AG found alive days after vanishing on Wyoming hike(opens original report in a new tab)Fox NewsTier B
Missouri deputy AG, missing 6 days after seeking to summit Wyoming's tallest peak, is found alive(opens original report in a new tab)Missouri Attorney General Catherine L. Hanaway celebrated the rescue of Shaun Mackelprang after crews searched Wyoming's Wind River Range for days. — Fox News
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- 32.7 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 8 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.
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