42-year-old missing since Feb. 9 found dead in La Sal Mountains
42-year-old Jason Patman, last seen in the Moab area on Feb. 9, was found dead in a remote portion of the La Sal Mountains on Feb. 21, Grand County authorities said.
Grand County authorities confirmed that 42-year-old Jason Patman was found deceased in a remote area of the La Sal Mountains on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office identified Patman in its announcement and said he had been reported missing after last being seen in the Moab area on Feb. 9, 2026.
Patman was missing for 12 days between his last sighting in the Moab area on Feb. 9 and the discovery on Feb. 21. The sheriff’s office handled the public notification announcing the recovery; its statement named Patman and placed the find in a remote portion of the La Sal range east of Moab.
The timeline in the sheriff’s office announcement is straightforward: last seen in the Moab area on Feb. 9, reported missing, and then located deceased on Saturday, Feb. 21. Those are the dates and locations the office provided when it identified Patman as the person recovered from the La Sal Mountains.
Local outdoor users who travel the La Sal Mountains know the terrain can be remote and difficult to access; the sheriff’s office’s description specifically placed the discovery in a remote area of that range. The announcement did not attach additional location coordinates or publicly released details about recovery operations in the La Sal area.
The Grand County Sheriff’s Office made the identification and the notification to the public; it named Jason Patman, 42, and tied the sequence of events to the Moab area sighting on Feb. 9 and the recovery on Feb. 21 in the La Sals. Investigative follow-up by county authorities was referenced in the announcement as part of the official handling of the case.
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