TETONIA — Mitch Smaellie was found deceased on Friday evening after a search involving the Teton County Sheriff’s Office, Teton County Idaho Search & Rescue, Air Idaho Rescue and numerous community members.

Smaellie, age 66, left his home on North First Street in Tetonia a little before noon on Thursday. In a Facebook post, his daughter-in-law Kelsey Smaellie said that he had departed on a four-wheeler without his phone or wallet.

The Sheriff’s Office put out a notice that he was missing on Friday afternoon, and Search and Rescue volunteers mobilized to search the area where he was last seen. When dozens of people in the community asked how they could help, they were directed to respond to the Tetonia fire station to receive an assignment.

Later in the evening, Smaellie was located deceased. More information on his cause of death will be released pending investigation.

“The Teton County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the community for their efforts in the recent search and rescue to locate Mitch Smaellie,” wrote the Sheriff’s Office on Facebook at 9:50 p.m. on Friday. “The Sheriff’s Office would like to send thoughts and prayers to Mr. Smaellie’s family at this time.”