Authorities ID man found dead in canyon near Bozeman

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - Authorities have released the name of a man who was found dead in a canyon near Bozeman.

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports (https://goo.gl/yNao1v ) 27-year-old Jeffrey Theodore Baysinger, of Belgrade, was found dead in Hyalite Canyon on Friday after state troopers found his vehicle abandoned in a ditch the previous Wednesday.

An autopsy is planned, but Gallatin County Sheriff Brian Gootkin says it appears Baysinger died of exposure.

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Information from: Bozeman Daily Chronicle, https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com