LEWISTON — George Largay and his family are offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the location of Largay’s wife, Geraldine, who was last seen hiking on the Appalachian Trail in Franklin County in July. According to a press release from the Maine Warden Service, Largay started her hike on the AT on April […]
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Uncertainty toughest, husband of missing Tennessee hiker says
The last morning that George Largay saw his wife, they bid farewell as she set out for a three-day hike on a treacherous stretch of the Appalachian Trail in Maine. The goodbyes had become routine for the Brentwood couple. Geraldine Largay, known as Gerry, was in the final weeks of a 1,165-mile trek along the […]
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Search for missing AT hiker scaled back
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The search for Geraldine Largay, 66, of Brentwood, Tenn., has been scaled back significantly, according to the Maine Warden Service. Warden investigators will continue to chase down leads and gather information, including more cellphone data. Some of that data takes time to get, said Doug Rafferty, a Warden Service spokesman. Largay sent […]
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Search for missing hiker highlights need for more trained volunteers
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A 10-day search for a missing Appalachian Trail hiker highlighted the state’s need for greater numbers of search-and-rescue volunteers. The search by air and foot for Geraldine Largay, 66, of Brentwood, Tenn., who was last seen July 23 on the trail north of Saddleback Mountain, yielded no physical evidence of the experienced […]
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Wardens focus search for missing AT hiker Geraldine Largay on about 4.2 square miles
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The search for a missing hiker from Tennessee was intensified and concentrated Sunday, but no new clues were found, according to the Maine Warden Service. The service also said the search effort, which has gone on for more than 10 days, would be “extensively scaled back.” As many as 115 wardens and […]
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Inside the struggle to find missing hiker Geraldine Largay
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Looking for a person lost in the wilderness is often compared to looking for a needle in a haystack. In reality, it’s far more difficult than that. “When you think about the total square footage of a person’s body — whether they are lying down or standing up — and you think about trying […]
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Search for missing hiker enters Day 6
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – The search for a missing hiker from Tennessee entered its sixth day Tuesday as members of the Maine Warden Service and volunteers from area search and rescue groups assembled early at Sugarloaf. Officials said late Monday they remain “mystified” as to the whereabouts of Geraldine Largay. “We don’t typically have searches for […]
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Search for missing hiker enters Day 6
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – The search for a missing hiker from Tennessee entered its sixth day Tuesday as members of the Maine Warden Service and volunteers from area search and rescue groups assembled early at Sugarloaf. Officials said late Monday they remain “mystified” as to the whereabouts of Geraldine Largay. “We don’t typically have searches for […]
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UPDATE: Maine wardens continue search for missing 66-year-old female hiker on Appalachian Trail
UPDATE (9:32 a.m.) … CARRABASSETT VALLEY (AP) — About 30 searchers are heading back out to look for a Tennessee woman who disappeared from the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Wardens say 66-year-old of Brentwood, Tenn., was supposed to meet her husband a week ago in Maine but never showed up. Monday’s search area encompasses about […]