Cedar City -- The body of a Enoch teen who disappeared in 2007 was found Wednesday in a car that apparently rolled down a cliff.
The body is believed to be that of 18-year-old Christopher Robin Coan.
A man was searching for his dog in Right Hand Canyon about 7 miles east of Cedar City when he came upon a wrecked car and informed the authorities. Searchers reached the car early Thursday and found one body in the car, said Enoch Police Chief David Browning. Clothing on the body matched descriptions of what Coan was wearing when he disappeared Sept. 3, 2007, after leaving a Subway sandwich shop in Cedar City, Browning said.
The vehicle identification number on the wrecked maroon and silver Chevrolet Blazer matches Coan's car, Browning said.
The car was about 1,500 feet from the winding mountain road, Browning said.
Browning said Coan's family has been notified. They were shocked but hoped the news would bring closure, Browning said.
Law enforcement and Coan's family have been searching for him since the night he disappeared. Search teams combed Iron County's many canyons and wide back country. Enoch police pursued tips from the pubic -- all of which appear to have been false.
One tip said Coan and his Blazer were at a Park City gas station a few days after his disappearance. An animal control officer in Silver City, N.M., thought she spotted the Blazer there.
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