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Boston Globe
6 days ago
- Climate
- Boston Globe
Search continues for N.Y. woman who went hiking after father's body on Mount Katahdin in Maine
'No one has had a brother like mine,' Tim's brother Joe Keiderling 'He left us far too soon,' he said. 'My heart is broken for his wife and children.' Advertisement Park rangers began searching for the father and daughter Monday morning after discovering that their vehicle was still parked in the day-use parking lot, officials said. The body of Tim Keiderling was located on the Tableland, near the summit of Katahdin, at WMTW-TV reported that Esther Keiderling wrote about the hike with her father on Substack on Saturday. 'I'm a little nervous after everything I've read about the Abol trail but I'm going to do it if weather permits! If you don't see me back on Substack notes again, that's where I am,' she wrote. Advertisement Baxter State Park Director Kevin Adam said the weather at Mount Katahdin on Sunday was cloudy with rain, sleet, and west winds reaching 30 to 40 miles per hour. Similar conditions were reported on Monday, he said. 'I have even seen some pictures with snow,' Adam said in an email to the Globe. 'Temperatures would have been in mid 30's, wind chill about 19. Monday temperatures were up into the 40's.' Baxter State Park Rangers expanded their search Tuesday morning with the assistance of more than 30 game wardens, including the Maine Warden Service Search and Rescue team and its K-9 team. The Maine Forest Service was also searching the area with three helicopters, along with a Blackhawk and a Lakota Helicopter outfitted with an infrared thermal imaging device from the Maine Army National Guard, officials said. Baxter State Park officials closed the Hunt and Abol Trails on Katahdin and asked anyone who has any information that could help their search efforts to contact Maine State Police in Houlton at 207-532-5400. Emily Sweeney can be reached at
USA Today
6 days ago
- General
- USA Today
Daughter still missing, father found dead at Maine's Mount Katahdin
Daughter still missing, father found dead at Maine's Mount Katahdin A 58-year-old man has been found dead and the search continues for his daughter after the pair went missing following a morning hike to Maine's Mount Katahdin over the weekend. Tim Keiderling's body was found near the summit at about 2:45 p.m. local time, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife announced in a news release June 3. The search for Esther Keiderling, 28, remains ongoing, officials said. The pair, from Ulster Park, New York, was last seen leaving their campground and on their way to the mountain's summit just after 10 a.m. on June 1, officials said. Mount Katahdin is known as the highest mountain in Maine and is located within Baxter State Park. The search and rescue mission for the Keiderlings began the next day after their vehicle was spotted in the day-use parking lot. Previously: Father, daughter missing after hiking in Maine state park Officials ask the public for assistance Multiple agencies, including park rangers, K9 crews, dozens of game wardens, and the Maine Forest Service, are involved in the ground and air recovery efforts. Multiple trails were closed down for the search. The Maine National Guard used a Blackhawk and a Lakota Helicopter with thermal imaging technology, according to the park. A Marine Warden Service K9 search team found Tim's body. "We know that many of our social media followers share in our deep sadness for the family and friends of Tim Keiderling, and appreciate your support as a teams continues the search for Esther," Baxter State Park said in a Facebook post. 'He loved life' In a statement to local media outlet WMTW, Tim's brother Joe Keiderling thanked officials for their work. He reflected on Tim's personality, saying that he lived "exuberantly." "He loved life, loved people, loved God. He was a storyteller like no one I've known with a rich sense of humor," Joe told the outlet. "He left us far too soon. My heart is broken for his wife and children." According to the outlet, Esther wrote about her plans to hike Mount Katahdin with her father in a Substack entry. Her blog, "Keep the Banner Flying," is currently private. "I'm a little nervous after everything I've read about the Abol trail, but I'm going to do it if weather permits!" she reportedly wrote. "If you don't see me back on Substack notes again, that's where I am." Park officials are urging anyone who was on or near Baxter State Park's summit of Katahdin between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on June 1 to contact authorities. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the two can call Houlton State Police at (207) 532-5400. Contributing: Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@
USA Today
7 days ago
- General
- USA Today
Father, daughter missing after hiking in Maine state park
Father, daughter missing after hiking in Maine state park An Upstate New York father and his adult daughter are both missing after hiking in Maine over the weekend. Tim Keiderling, 58, and Esther Keiderling, 28, were last seen at Baxter State Park on Sunday, June 1 shortly after 10 a.m. local time while hiking toward the summit of Katahdin, according to the park. Park rangers located a vehicle owned by the missing hikers, both from Ulster County, at a day-use parking lot the morning of Monday, June 2, Baxter State Park confirmed on a Facebook. Officials have searched the park's various trails but have not found any sign of the pair. More than 30 officials have participated in the search using a K9 team and three Maine Forest Service helicopters as well as a Blackhawk and a Lakota Helicopter with thermal imaging technology, according to the park. Officials are seeking information The search has been unsuccessful so far, with officials not finding any trace of the Keiderlings both on the ground or the air, the park confirmed. Officials said the search will continue through daylight hours and added that volunteer searchers are not needed. Baxter State Park said both Hunt and Abol Trails are closed to help with the search. Park officials are urging anyone who was on or near Baxter State Park's summit of Katahdin between 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on June 1 to contact the authorities. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the two can call Houlton State Police at (207) 532-5400. The park said no additional information can be provided at this time but will update the public when it can.
