The bodies of a man and a woman were found in Acadia National Park, Maine, Sunday morning, according to CBS Portland affiliate WGME. The two hikers had apparently fallen 100 feet along the ice-covered cliff bands of Mount Dorr, He said Acadia National Park.
The hikers are believed to be a 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, both from Rutland, Massachusetts. They arrived at nearby Bar Harbor on March 16 and were last known on Thursday.
Officials began searching the two Friday evenings after the family reported the hikers’ disappearance. Concerns arose when hikers were unable to leave their hotel or return their rental car.
The U.S. Coast Guard deployed a helicopter from Cape Cod and a ground search was conducted Saturday morning.
Mount Desert Island Search and Rescue and a Maine Forest Service helicopter eventually helped National Park Rangers locate the bodies.