PHOENIX — Fire officials say a man's body was found "beyond resuscitative measures" on Saturday evening.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, officers responded around 5 p.m. Saturday to a missing person call near National Trail in South Mountain.
Police said Richard Fletcher left around 5 a.m. to go hiking and had not returned. His family reported losing contact with him around 2 p.m. after his phone battery died.
Fletcher's vehicle was later found empty near a trailhead at South Mountain.
After a search was conducted, the man's body was found. Phoenix Fire responded and pronounced him dead. Investigators said there were no obvious signs of trauma or foul play.
The man's cause of death or any additional details have not been released.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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