Missing woman found dead in Casper Mountain Road crash
CASPER (WNE) — A 30-year-old woman reported missing last week was found dead Sunday morning after her pickup truck crashed through a guardrail on Casper Mountain Road, authorities said.
The Natrona County Coroner's Office identified the woman as Kandice Gunter, who was reported missing to the Casper Police Department on the evening of Oct. 29.
Multiple law enforcement and emergency response agencies were dispatched to Casper Mountain Road at about 9:20 a.m. Sunday after receiving a report of a vehicle that appeared to have left the roadway and traveled through a guardrail, according to Casper Police.
First responders found the vehicle and its sole occupant, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities later identified the occupant as Gunter, police said in a news release.
The circumstances of the crash and Gunter's cause of death remain under investigation.
Police said there is no evidence at this time to suggest foul play or the involvement of another person.
Gunter was last seen in person on the morning of Oct. 29 in Natrona County, according to the department's original missing-person notice.
She was believed to be traveling in a gray 2016 GMC Canyon pickup with Wyoming temporary registration. Her last known cellphone location was along Highway 387, near the Natrona County line, at about 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.
Police described Gunter as 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing about 185 pounds, with black hair and blue eyes. She also had a butterfly tattoo on her neck, according to the missing person notice.
No further details about the investigation were released Monday.
This story was published on Nov. 3, 2026.
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