Former White House executive chef Walter Scheib was found dead Sunday after he’d been missing for more than a week while hiking alone in New Mexico.
The body of Scheib, 61, who served under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, was found in a river near a hiking trail in the mountains above the Taos Ski Valley. The New Mexico State Police said the location was less than two miles from a trail head where his car was parked.
Authorities said that they did not believe Scheib had been prepared to spend more than a day outdoors. He had been missing since June 13; his girlfriend reported him missing the next day.
On Thursday, investigators tracked Scheib’s cell phone signal to a mountain in Taos.
Scheib started as White House executive chef in1994, having been personally hired by then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton.
• Dave Boyer can be reached at dboyer@washingtontimes.com.
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