Missing Hiker Found Deceased In Old Lyme: State Police

OLD LYME, CT — A 69-year-old male hiker who was reported missing Monday afternoon was later found deceased in the woods, according to state police.

Police were alerted around 3:44 p.m. that the hiker was overdue, and any attempts to reach him by cell phone were unsuccessful.

Both state police and the state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection’s Environmental Conservation Police responded to assist with the search.

Around 5:15 p.m., searchers found the man unresponsive in a wooded area. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

The man’s family was notified, and the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is investigating his cause of death.

According to police, the person who reported the man missing indicated his medical history may have been a contributing factor.

Police as of Tuesday had not yet released the man’s name.