Washakie County Search and Rescue called out for missing fossil hunter

WORLAND — On Aug. 9 and 10, the Washakie County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) and the Washakie County Search and Rescue Squad (WCS&R) were called out to search for a missing 80-year-old male subject, identified as Jim Cornegg.

Cornegg had gone missing in the west Little Gooseberry Creek drainage area while conducting paleontology and fossil searches.

About nine Washakie County Search and Rescue members,...