A father-daughter hike to the summit of Mount Katahdin grew to become a double tragedy, because of “treacherous” climate situations. Tim Keiderling, 58, and his daughter Esther, 28, parked in a day-use lot at Baxter State Park on Sunday and commenced summiting the 5,269-foot peak. Each hikers died on Katahdin, and officers are nonetheless piecing collectively what occurred.
After the hikers didn’t return to their automobile by Monday morning, a search get together of dozens of sport wardens, in addition to helicopters and K9 groups started scouring the paths for the Keiderlings. On Tuesday, the search get together positioned Tim Keiderling’s physique close to the summit of Maine’s highest peak.
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The search continued for Esther. The subsequent day, a technical rescue crew discovered Ester Keiderling’s physique about 1,000 ft away from the place they’d discovered her father. The presumed explanation for demise is publicity to the weather. Accuweather’s report of the tragedy calls the windy, chilly, and wet climate situations the pair confronted “treacherous.”
See Baxter State Park’s Facebook posts in regards to the hikers who died on Mount Katahdin right here:
And here’s a touching tribute to the pair from their employer:
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