Two hikers were found dead on the Dorrberg in the Acadia National Park on Saturday after they allegedly fell more than 100 meters along icy cliffs, the park said.
The victims, who were not identified in a news release from the park, were a 28-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman from Rutland, Massachusetts, who arrived in Bar Harbor on Tuesday and told family members they were interested. . in the footsteps of Cadillac Mountain.
They were last heard from on Thursday and national rangers and local authorities started searching on Friday after not leaving their hotel or returning to their vehicle.
Authorities unsuccessfully searched for the two with a thermal imaging helicopter Friday night through Saturday. The bodies of the victims were found late Saturday morning during a ground search in high-probability areas that included 15 volunteers and park staff.
Deaths in the national park, the most popular parts of which occur on Mount Desert Island, are relatively rare. A book published in 2019 counted 76 deaths there and dates from its origins in the early 1900s.