The Imperial County Sheriff’s Department today
discovered the dead body of
a man in the Palo Verde, Calif., mountain area. And it
is believed —
although still unconfirmed — that it could be Tanner.
Here a snip from IVPressOnline.
com:
Authorities have not confirmed if the body is that
of missing mixed
martial arts fighter, Evan Tanner, who had fought in
the Ultimate Fighting
Championship (UFC). Tanner, 37, has been missing since
last weekend.
Tanner’s friends from Oceanside, where Tanner
resides, had been texting
him without reply since Wednesday before they reported
him missing on
Friday. On Sunday, a campsite was discovered in the
Clapp Springs area of
the Palo Verde mountains. Tanner’s motorcycle
was found at the campsite. A
body was found today when a sheriffs deputy was flying
around the general
location of the campsite. The Imperial County deputy
coroner is being
flown in to retrieve and identify body.
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If it is indeed Tanner this is truly a a huge loss.
He was a pioneer of
the sport who had his own unique approach to fighting
and to life.
He was an adventure seeker, documenting his travels
in great detail on his
personal blog and on Spike. com.
Tanner recently overcame a dark period in his life
and a battle with alcohol.
His life was an open book, which made either turned
fans in his favor or
against him. Tanner didn’t really care one way
or the other how people
felt — he did things his way.
He recently returned to the Octagon to recapture some
of the glory from
earlier in his fighting career; however, he lost his
first two comeback
bouts.
Tanner mentioned that he was going to take some time
off
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