Officials with the Page County Sheriff’s Office today (Friday), said the State Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed that a body that found November 9, 2019 in Page County just north of Clarinda, was that of 68-year old DaleAllen Hodtwalker, of rural Clarinda, and formerly of the Council Bluffs area.

Hodtwalker, who suffered from Dementia and other health issues, was reported as missing on October 22, 2019 at approximately 8:30-a.m.  A systematic search of the area involving persons on foot, K-9’s, persons on horseback, drones, helicopters and airplanes did not locate the Hodtwalker at that time.

The search was officially postponed on October 25, 2019. As more crops in the area were harvested, small searches continued until the body was found on November 9, 2019. No foul play was found and Hodtwalker’s death was ruled accidental.