PINDALE, Wyo. - The body of missing hiker Randy Udall was discovered by search crews Wednesday afternoon.
An aerial search team spotted the 61-year-old's body in open terrain. He was found lying on his side.
Randy Udall is the the brother of Sen. Mark Udall.
James "Randy" Udall had left June 20 for a weeklong solo backpacking trip on the Wind River Mountains and was due back a week ago.
Sen. Mark Udall's office released a statement from the family Wednesday night. The family says that while an autopsy is forthcoming, it appears he died of natural causes.
The family says he died doing what he loved most: hiking his favorite mountain range in the world.
He had indicated to his wife he planned to head for the scenic Titcomb Basin. His family says it appears he was on the obscure, off-trail route that he had proposed to his family.
