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On Tuesday, officials said a missing hiker was found dead in a New York state nature reserve after a three-day search.
On March 11, a 45-year-old man from Brooklyn went on a solo hike in the Mohonk Wildlife Sanctuary, but did not show up for work two days later, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said.
Officials said he was last heard talking to his daughter on the phone before heading to the Bontiku cliff area.
The New York State Police found the missing hiker’s car in the Spring Farm parking lot around 11:30 p.m. March 14.
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During the three-day search for the missing tourist, search and rescue teams overcame difficult terrain. (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation)
The discovery kicked off a three-day search involving state police, 10 DEC forest rangers, Mohonk Wildlife Sanctuary Patrol Rangers, Sam Search and Rescue and Marbletown Rescue.
The agency said the recent snowstorm has exacerbated the already difficult conditions faced by search and rescue teams in the area’s steep and rocky terrain.
Around 10:15 a.m. Friday, searchers found the backpack and mobile phone of the missing hiker at the foot of a 50-foot cliff.
On Friday, search engines found the body of a tourist. (New York State Department of Environmental Conservation)
About six hours later, teams found the hiker’s body about 400 feet from the alleged crash site, officials said.
No details about how the traveler allegedly fell off the cliff or how his body ended up hundreds of feet from the scene were immediately released.
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The body was transferred to the Ulster County Medical Examiner’s Office. The cause of death was not immediately reported.
On March 11, the tourist went on a solo hike to the Bontiku cliff area in the Mohonk reserve. (James Lanes/Corbis via Getty Images)
The Mohonk is a nature reserve in the Shawangunk Range in Ulster County, New York, with over 70 miles of highways and trails. It is located about 90 miles north of New York.
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DEC Forest Rangers works with other government agencies, first responders and volunteer groups to find and rescue injured or lost hikers across New York State. Rangers conducted 359 search and rescue missions in the state in 2022, according to the agency.
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