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A missing 73-year-old North Carolina hiker was found dead in Great Smoky Mountains National Park over the weekend, park ...

Ann Houghton, a 73-year-old hiker, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after going missing over the ...

“Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers condolences to her family and friends.” Houghton had planned to hike from Tuesday, January 28 to Wednesday, January 29.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park offers condolences to her family and friends,” Sellars said. Houghton had originally departed for an overnight hike last Tuesday, but failed to return.

A 73-year-old missing hiker was found deceased in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park over ... She had planned to hike in the park from Jan. 28-29, but her whereabouts came into question ...