ST. HELENA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say the body of a man reported missing earlier in the week has been found and pulled from an iced-over back channel of the Missouri River. 

The Omaha World-Herald reports that 61-year-old Roy Reichle, of St. Helena, is believed to have gone hiking Tuesday evening along the Missouri River near the Meridian Bridge in northeastern Nebraska. When he didn't return, he was reported missing Wednesday morning.

 The National Park Service says Reichle's body was found Thursday afternoon in a hole in the ice on a back channel of the river.

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 </figure>From the Associated PressST. HELENA, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say the body of a man reported missing earlier in the week has been found and pulled from an iced-over back channel of the Missouri River. The Omaha World-Herald reports that 61-year-old Roy Reichle, of St. Helena, is believed to have gone hiking Tuesday evening along the Missouri River near the Meridian Bridge in northeastern Nebraska. When he didn't return, he was reported missing Wednesday morning. The National Park Service says Reichle's body was found Thursday afternoon in a hole in the ice on a back channel of the river.

Body of missing hiker found in Missouri River backwater