The remains of a man who drowned the Yellowstone River in 2015 have been returned to his family one year after their discovery. Feiyang “Isaac” Xiang, a 21-year-old male from China was found last year and now have been positively identified. Xiang was a seasonal concessionaire employee in Yellowstone, and was last seen being swept down the Yellowstone River in the northern section of the park on Thursday, July 23, 2015. A large and extensive search for Xiang ensued aided by several dog teams, dozens of ground searchers, and helicopter teams. Search efforts did not turn up any sign of Xiang.
Then in February 2018, staff discovered human bones in the vicinity of the 2015 drowning site. Law enforcement officers collected the remains and sent them to the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification for DNA testing. In June of this year, the park received confirmation that the remains were indeed, those of Xiang. Yellowstone National Park law enforcement officers have stayed in touch with Xiang’s family since the incident. When the remains were positively identified, staff notified the family, and last month Xiang’s family returned to the park to collect his remains and return to China.
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