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In a statement, Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister said Ms Backeberg's disappearance "was by her own choice and not the result of any criminal activity or foul play".

The Old Sauk River Trail doesn’t demand much in the way of elevation, and provides hikers with a nice and easy out-and-back stretch along the federally preserved Skagit Wild and Scenic River System.

She spent several days a week searching before she finally found him Nov. 13 near Sauk Centre.

Drew Bulin, a detective with the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office, told WiscNews on Thursday that the FBI joined the search about two weeks ago.

On a May day sweltering under record-breaking heat, Loucky, 43, is keeping cool in the shade of evergreen trees along the banks of the roaring Sauk River.