A former White House executive chef who had been missing for more than a week was found dead in New Mexico on Sunday.
The Taos News reported that the body of Walter Scheib was found near a hiking trail above Taos Ski Valley just over a mile from where searchers located his car last week. He was found in a river in the town which is about 70 miles away from Sante Fe.
The 61-year-old was last seen when he went hiking in the rugged terrain on June 13.
“I know the trail itself has a pretty steep incline,” New Mexico State Police spokeswoman Sgt. Liz Armijo told The Washington Post.
“It took a long time to get the body down. It was a very rugged, very steep and very slow-going process.”
Scheib served as the White House executive chef from 1994 to 2005 serving Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
On Monday, former first Lady Laura Bush expressed her condolences to Scheib’s family and said that he was an outstanding chef who prepared marvelous dishes.
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