Death on the AT [Archive]

ZombieDust66

07-17-2017, 14:02

Chuck Dowling died on the AT yesterday according to a Facebook post by his wife. Chuck starting a hiking Facebook group a couple of months ago that I belonged to.

Chuck's wife didn't know the details of his death at the time of the post. She was heading to GA to make arrangements

The FB page was Hike a day with Trey.

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Uncle Joe

07-17-2017, 15:15

Sorry to hear it. Apparently they were teen sweethearts.

Nicoleh1

07-17-2017, 18:53

There seems to be some confusion on other FBs about whether "Hike a Day with Trey" Chuck is the same Chuck who runs Woodchuck's Hostel. Is anyone able to confirm/deny? Regardless, condolences to the family and friends of Chuck.

saltysack

07-17-2017, 21:23

There seems to be some confusion on other FBs about whether "Hike a Day with Trey" Chuck is the same Chuck who runs Woodchuck's Hostel. Is anyone able to confirm/deny? Regardless, condolences to the family and friends of Chuck.

Last names don't match up...

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ZombieDust66

07-17-2017, 21:25

Last names don't match up...

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I don't think it is the same guy either

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Stone1984

07-18-2017, 06:17

Yea they are different chucks. But that facebook group is a good one and I have to feel for his wife he left behind. But he went out after a 3 day section hike not many better ways to go.

saltysack

07-18-2017, 07:52

Yea they are different chucks. But that facebook group is a good one and I have to feel for his wife he left behind. But he went out after a 3 day section hike not many better ways to go.

Any details? I'm not on FB

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Nicoleh1

07-18-2017, 16:41

Thanks all for your feedback on the identity. It seemed like mistaken identity (different last names, etc) but I wasn't sure.

Details about what happened seem to be minimal. All from FB (posts from his a woman who identified as his wife). Chuck was on the AT for three days. He collapsed by his car on 7/16/2017. His wife wrote on FB that "(h)e passed away doing something he always loved but had just gotten back into recently."

MedicineWoman2012

07-18-2017, 19:19

So Sorry to hear this...prayers going out to his family. It is shocking to hear this!