UFC fighter Evan Tanner found dead
09-08-2008, 09:03 PM
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UFC fighter Evan Tanner found dead
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MMA fighter and former UFC champion Evan Tanner has passed away, according to an official statement from the UFC and individuals close to the fighter. Tanner left for a solo desert camping trip last Wednesday in the Clapp Springs area of the Palo Verde mountains in California. Friends became concerned when they hadn’t heard from Tanner, and called authorities last Friday. Evan had chronicled the preparation for his trip here on Spike.com in his exclusive blog.
On Saturday, Imperial County Sheriff’s sergeant Clint Erro stated that a search party had been deployed to look for Tanner that included the sheriff’s department rescue team, US Border Patrol, the Highway Patrol, and the Marines. The sheriff’s department conducted a search by air and eventually discovered Tanner’s camp site with his motorcycle and camping equipment. They then discovered his body a few miles away from the site. Temperatures soared to 114 degrees in the area in the days Tanner was missing, but there has been no confirmation on the cause of death.
MMA fighter and former UFC champion Evan Tanner has passed away, according to an official statement from the UFC and individuals close to the fighter. Tanner left for a solo desert camping trip last Wednesday in the Clapp Springs area of the Palo Verde mountains in California. Friends became concerned when they hadn’t heard from Tanner, and called authorities last Friday. Evan had chronicled the preparation for his trip here on Spike.com in his exclusive blog.
On Saturday, Imperial County Sheriff’s sergeant Clint Erro stated that a search party had been deployed to look for Tanner that included the sheriff’s department rescue team, US Border Patrol, the Highway Patrol, and the Marines. The sheriff’s department conducted a search by air and eventually discovered Tanner’s camp site with his motorcycle and camping equipment. They then discovered his body a few miles away from the site. Temperatures soared to 114 degrees in the area in the days Tanner was missing, but there has been no confirmation on the cause of death.
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