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The Texas hiker whose body was found in the same Wyoming forest where Gabby Petito's remains were also found had died by suicide, a coroner has ruled.
Robert 'Bob' Lowery, 46, of Houston disappeared on August 20 after he was last seen carrying a black duffel bag, sleeping bag and tent in Bridger-Teton National Forest.
His body was discovered on September 28 following a four-hour search that included three K-9 teams and 25 search volunteers.
The coroner announced Wednesday that Lowery had shot himself in the head.
The forest where he was found is located near the Grand Teton National Park where the body of 22-year-old Gabby Petito was found on September 19.
The cause of death for missing Houston hiker Robert 'Bob' Lowery, 46, was announced as a suicide after he shot himself in the head
Lowery's body was found in the Bridger-Teton National Forest on September 28. The forest is near where the remains of 22-year-old Gabby Petito were found on September 19 on the Spread Creek campground in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.
Police had been investigating Lowery's disappearance for over a month without success.
But after the massive publicity around the case of Petito, the spotlight was also shone on other missing persons cases in the area.
Two part-time Teton residents came forward with information regarding
