Authorities say the body of a missing Wyoming man has been found in a Nebraska Panhandle irrigation canal.

The Nebraska State Patrol says a person passing by the Pathfinder Irrigation Canal reported the body around 8 p.m. Monday. The canal is north of Mitchell, in Sioux County.

The body was identified as that of 49-year-old Joseph Salazar, of Torrington, Wyo. His wife reported earlier Monday that he was missing.

An autopsy has been scheduled as part of the investigation.

Torrington is 22 miles northwest of Mitchell.