The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) offers its deepest condolences to the family of a missing hunter who was found deceased today (Sunday, November 27, 2016) near his camp in Ellenberg Center, Clinton County.

            Today, 213 searchers continued looking for Munn Boardman, 58, of South Hero, Vermont. At 10:15 a.m. a ground search crew consisting of DEC Forest Ranger and friends of the family located Mr. Boardman deceased, approximately one mile north east of his hunting camp. While initial observations by Rangers do not indicate foul play, State Police are continuing the investigation of this incident.

            Family members reported Boardman missing on Saturday November 19^th at 9:42 p.m. when he did not return to his camp. Since then, an eight day search ensued supported by over 30 agencies including DEC Forest Rangers, New York State Police, Ellenburg Center Fire Department, Clinton County Sheriff’s Special Response Team, Clinton County OEM, Dept. of Corrections and Community Services, U.S. Border Patrol, State Fire, DEC Division of Law Enforcement, NYS Park Police, Office of Emergency Management, Office of Interoperability and Emergency Communications, NYS FEDSAR, Stowe Mountain Rescue, and American Red Cross. In addition, over 16 fire departments from Clinton, Franklin and Essex Counties provided support in the search efforts.

            During this unfortunate and challenging incident, the cooperation between the family, friends and responding agencies was outstanding. Search volunteers donated over 6,000 hours of their time with friends and family coming from all over the country. Search techniques included grid searching, K-9, aviation, and water teams resulting in over 2500 acres being searched in a 16 square mile area.  

            The Boardman family thanked DEC Forest Rangers and all volunteers for their the outpouring of support and kindness during this difficult time.