{"id":111522,"date":"2015-06-25T15:03:24","date_gmt":"2015-06-25T21:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/locals-searched-for-former-chef\/"},"modified":"2015-06-25T15:03:24","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T21:03:24","slug":"locals-searched-for-former-chef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/locals-searched-for-former-chef\/","title":{"rendered":"Locals searched for former chef"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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K9 Search and Rescue team, based in Dolores, goes over a plan of action in their search for Walter Scheib, missing hiker and former White House chef on Sunday, June 21.<\/span>Katharine Egli\/The Taos News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Dolores based K9 Search and Rescue assisted in a search for a former White House chef who went missing last week near the Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico.<\/p>\n

Walter Scheib, 61, was found dead June 21 by another search team near the Yerba Trail. He had gone hiking on June 13.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe joined several dog teams from across the state to search the area,\u201d said K9 response director Chuck Melvin.<\/p>\n

The K9 team led search dog Quidditty up the trail on Thursday. They were called back Sunday to search an area and verify a scent detected by another dog team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hiked cross country for 11.9 miles in rugged terrain to check it out, but it turned out to be animal remains,\u201d Melvin said. \u201cWe helped eliminate an area where he could be.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Taos News, search teams including the National Guard, were dropped off by a helicopter on top of Lobo Peak on Sunday. While descending the Yerba trail, they discovered Scheib\u2019s body.<\/p>\n

Weather may have caused trouble for Scheib. On Saturday, the National Weather Service reported the Sangre de Cristo mountains had heavy rain, hail, and lightning.<\/p>\n

Scheib, 61, was the White House executive chef from 1994 until 2005.<\/p>\n

He was the first American-born chef to hold the post, which was created in 1961.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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