UPDATE: The sheriff's office says Smith's vehicle was orginally described as being gold in color. But investigators have since learned that it is actually silver.
The sheriff's office said in a Facebook post ''.While this isn’t the outcome we hoped for, we take comfort in knowing Jerry will be returned to his family."
. He texted his family on April 15 that he was lost in the mountains. They contacted the sheriff's office on Saturday around 2 p.m. after they were not able to find him.