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Authorities confirm identity of man found dead in Uintas as missing Summit County resident

Photo: Summit County Sheriff

KAMAS, Utah – Thomas Roger Lund, 39, of eastern Summit County, was identified as the man found along Mirror Lake Highway, according to the Summit County Sheriff’s Office. Lund had been missing since Sept. 12, and his body was discovered on Oct. 4 near the Soapstone Basin turnoff with an apparent gunshot wound.

Authorities found Lund near his truck, which had crashed into a ravine and was unoccupied. While the state Office of the Medical Examiner has not yet determined the official cause of death, officials do not currently suspect foul play.

Lund was known to frequent the Uinta Mountains, including areas around Wolf Creek Pass and Moon Lake, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

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Marina Knight began her career in journalism working for The Stowe Reporter in 2003, where she was a staff writer and later the publication’s Web Editor. She covered the Winter Olympic Games in 2006 and 2010, and has worked as a freelance writer covering outdoor topics as well as art criticism. Most recently, Knight was Editor-in-Chief of SkiRacing.com. She has won multiple awards from the New England Newspaper Association for environmental reporting, feature writing and art criticism. She lives with her family in Park City. In her free time you’ll find her in the mountains

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