Body of Ontario hiker found along Appalachian Trail in Maine

By Staff The Associated Press

Posted August 22, 2017 6:18 am

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This Aug. 27, 2014 photo shows the weather-worn sign at the peak of Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park in Maine. Katahdin, the tallest mountain in Maine, is nearly a mile high and is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. (AP Photo/Beth J. Harpaz)

WYMAN TOWNSHIP, Maine – Authorities say the body of a Canadian man has been found along the Appalachian Trail in Maine.

WABI-TV reports that the body of 55-year-old Gerald Gabon, of Ontario, was found Sunday evening by another hiker along the trail in Wyman Township in Franklin County.

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The Maine Warden Service says Gabon was hiking alone and may have suffered a medical episode.

The section of the Appalachian Trail is rough, with rugged parts and no cellphone reception.

A helicopter was sent to retrieve the body.

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