A final autopsy report from the UW Anatomic Pathology Laboratory confirmed 34 year old Ronald Henry of Lancaster, who went missing for three months before his body was discovered in an Ellenboro ravine had died from hypothermia. Henry went missing in early December 2022 before a 14-year-old boy who was walking through a wooded area just south of Lancaster, found his body on March 5th. In an update from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, Henry’s death had been ruled accidental by the county coroner’s office. Methamphetamine use was also listed as a contributing factor. With the release of the coroner’s results, the Sheriff’s Office will meet with the Grant County District Attorney’s Office to go over their investigation. The Sheriff’s Office previously reported that Henry had been staying at a friend’s house, the night of Sunday, December 4th, and into the early morning hours of the next day. The person who lived at the home told investigators Henry planned to meet with other friends in Platteville and that’s where he thought Henry went.
