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BALSAM, N.C. (WVLT) - For the last 20 years, Ann Houghton had been routinely hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and spent time as a volunteer. Houghton, originally from Florida, moved ...

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A Balsam woman who went missing while hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last week has been found dead.

A hiker, who had been reported as missing, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sunday.