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.