20-day search effort called off for man who went missing while hiking in Wyoming

Search efforts for Grant Gardner, a Minnesota man last heard from on July 29 after summiting Cloud Peak, have been suspended after 20 days due to diminished survival odds, according to authorities. Despite extensive searches involving helicopters and foot teams in the challenging terrain of Bighorn National Forest, no trace of Gardner has been found, and officials plan to transition to recovery efforts.

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