Overdue hiker found dead in Smokies

[SGT Rock]

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2013/ja...ad-in-smokies/

Sad.

[leaftye]

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[Bags4266]

Not much info. very sad nontheless.

[Cookerhiker]

I'm sorry for the victim and his family.

Hypothermia strikes again?

[SGT Rock]

No idea. I'll post if I see something in the local news.

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[bigcranky]

Sucks. Very sorry for his family.

[HikerMom58]

^^^^^ Ditto^^^^^^

[wildbilltn]

I just read that a hiker was found dead at Tri-Corner Knob shelter today, after he failed to meet a companion. No identity yet on the 50 year old man, who was hiking from Newfound Gap to Davenport Gap.

Pray for this fellow and his family, and ya'll be careful out there.

[Magic_Rat]

A link to an article:

http://www.wate.com/story/20606754/h...-trail-shelter

[Josh Calhoun]

oh no, prayers out for his family and freinds. Rifle should be somewhere in the GSMNP, wonder if he found him

[Josh Calhoun]

sorry just read it again, rangers found him

[Josh Calhoun]

always a sad sad day when we loose a fellow hiker, prayers for his family and friends.

[joshuasdad]

I'm sorry for the victim and his family.

Hypothermia strikes again?

I would guess the opposite. I was out hiking Sunday and was overheating at 4000+ ft near Pearisburg. It was 70+ F, and I went through 3 L of water in the first 10 miles (leaving 1 L for the last 11).

Of note, that section he did is quite dry, you need to go way off the trail to get water as you are on a dry ridgeline pretty much the last 13 miles. There is also a significant uphill up to Tricorner Knob. My guess is dehydration + overexertion.

This has been a rough week between the father + kids in the Ozarks, and this instance. I wish their families the best.

[Lyle]

Yeah, condolences to family and friends.

Until more info is known, it's kind of premature to be speculating that it was hypothermia. Yeah, a definite possibility, but so is a diabetic problem, heart attack, stroke or any number of other scenarios.

Sad to here, no matter.

[P-Train]

http://www.wbir.com/news/article/249...ker-found-dead


Sad to hear the news, hope to find out more as the day goes on.

[Coffee Rules!]

Damn. So sad.

[moldy]

He was in Tri-corner knob shelter. No evidence of foul play.

[Mrs Baggins]

Someone in the comments section of the article said that another hiker reported meeting him on the trail and that he was "wet and cold."

[flemdawg1]

Wow counting the 2 on the Ozark trail that's 4 in the last week. By careful out there folk, 30s and rainy is deadlier than snow and teens.

[Malto]

Isn't that the same shelter where the AT thru was stuck during Sandy? I stayed there in December during a snow/ice storm. That shelter had a bad vibe.

Sad to hear, another reminder to play it safe.