Missing Elderly Hiker Found Dead

The man, a Monroe resident whose name has not yet been released, left his car parked near East Mombasha Road in Monroe a week ago

A 78-year-old man missing since he went for a hike on the Appalachian Trail in Orange County seven days ago has been found dead, state police said Friday.

The man, a Monroe resident whose name has not yet been released, left his car parked near East Mombasha Road in Monroe a week ago, police said.

His body was found Friday in the woods.

Police were investigating.

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