SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah police say Olympic silver medalist Jeret “Speedy” Peterson has killed himself in an isolated canyon.
The Unified Police of Greater Salt Lake say Peterson called 911 before shooting himself on Monday evening.
Officers found the 29-year-old about 9:30 p.m. between Salt Lake City and Park City in Lambs Canyon.
Peterson, who won the silver medal at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, was cited for drunken driving Friday in Hailey, Idaho.