{"id":10449,"date":"2015-01-27T12:49:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T19:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/?p=10449"},"modified":"2015-01-27T12:49:20","modified_gmt":"2015-01-27T19:49:20","slug":"montana-man-found-dead-along-yellowstone-ski-trail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yellowstonegate.com\/?p=10449","title":{"rendered":"Montana man found dead along Yellowstone ski trail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The body of a Montana man was discovered Saturday along a ski trail in Yellowstone National Park.<\/p>\n<p>Snowshoers called 911 around noon on Saturday, after spotting what they thought was a body in the snow along a groomed ski trail in the northern part of the park.<\/p>\n<p>Park rangers responded to the Frog Rock Trailhead, which is south of the Grand Loop Road, eight and a half miles east of Mammoth Hot Springs, according to a statement released by the park&#8217;s public affairs office.<\/p>\n<p>They discovered the body of Merik Morgan, 52, from Belgrade, Mont., lying near the ski trail along the Blacktail Plateau Drive.<\/p>\n<p>While initial indications are that the man succumbed to hypothermia, park officials said the incident remains under investigation. 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