WHEATLAND – Fishermen at Grayrocks Reservoir discovered the remains of a drowning victim that was the subject of a multi-agency search earlier this month. A variety of tools and resources were deployed over a period of three days in the attempt to find the body of 65-year-old Ricky Schanaman of Gering, Nebraska. The difficult search conditions of the underwater terrain inhibited search efforts, which officially ended Monday, July 15.
On Friday, July 12, Schaneman had jumped from a pontoon boat into the water for a short swim and never resurfaced, according to official reports.
On Wednesday, July 24th, The Platte County Sheriff’s Office and Wyoming Game and Fish Department were able to recover the body, which was given into the custody of the Platte County Coroner’s office.
Platte County Sheriff David Russell said, “We would again like to thank everyone who assisted in this incident and offer our condolences to the family.”