Police find body of missing and endangered man near Utah lake

WEST JORDAN, Utah — Police have found a missing and endangered man who died after the West Jordan Police Department issued a Silver Alert and began searching.

According to WJPD Detective Rhonda Fields, Douglas Steadman, 58, was last seen on Friday, May 31 around 2:30 p.m. Police said he may have been wearing a black hat, jeans, white tennis shoes and a white shirt. He was probably driving a white 1991 Ford Ranger with a white shell on it.

Steadman suffered from early-onset dementia, COPD and suffered from lack of sleep, police said. He left without the medication he needed.

Additionally, police had information that Steadman had crossed Spanish Fork Canyon, but he was last seen leaving West Jordan.

On Wednesday, June 5, WJPD found Steadman deceased near Utah Lake. The Utah County Sheriff's Office is now leading the investigation.

For the moment, the police do not suspect any foul play.

The investigation is ongoing.

Devin Oldroyd is a digital content producer for KSL NewsRadio. Follow him on x.

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