(NEXSTAR/WJW) – A man and his daughter, both from New York, have been found dead after the pair went hiking on Mount Katahdin in Maine over the weekend.
According to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, 58-year-old Tim Keiderling and his daughter, 28-year-old Esther Keiderling, went missing after leaving the Abol Campground in Baxter State Park to hike to the Mount Katahdin summit.
They left the campground around 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, officials said.
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Park rangers started a search for the hikers on Monday morning after realizing that their vehicle was still in the same parking lot. Officials said more than 30 game wardens, a K9 unit, and helicopters flown by the Maine Forest Service and the Maine Army National Guard joined the widespread search.
In a Tuesday update, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said the 58-year-old’s body was discovered by the K9 unit on the Katahdin Tablelands, near the summit, around 2:45 p.m.
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Authorities later found Esther’s body Wednesday afternoon in a wooded area between two trails off the Tablelands…