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YOUTUBE (CNN) - 91-year-old becomes oldest hiker to complete Appalachian Trail

Dale Sanders, known as "Grey Beard," has become the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail at age 91. He started in West Virginia last September and finished nearly a year later atop Maine's highest peak on August 31.

JUSTTHENEWS (John Solomon) - National Park Service says 15 unaccounted for after flash flood in Grand Canyon

Agency is looking for any information on campers or hikers in the vicinity of Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch.

NYTIMES (Remy Tumin) - Hiker Trekked 10 Miles to Safety After Impaling Himself on Pole

David Cifaldi was hiking up Granite Peak, Montana’s tallest mountain, last week when he slipped and fell on one of his trekking poles. A wound nurse, he went into survival mode.

AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Big Sur hiker Joanna Shields died of alcohol withdrawal seizures, coroner rules

Monterey County investigators have ruled that a 37-year-old hiker found naked and dead on a remote Big Sur trail died of natural causes, ending months of speculation after her body was discovered with marks on her neck and a gash on her forehead. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office announced that its coroner concluded the investigation […] The post Big Sur hiker Joanna Shields died of alcohol withdrawal seizures, coroner rules appeared first on American Almanac .

Monterey County investigators have ruled that a 37-year-old hiker found naked and dead on a remote Big Sur trail died of natural causes, ending months of speculation after her body was discovered with marks on her neck and a gash on her forehead. The Monterey County Sheriff's Office announced that its coroner concluded the investigation into the death of Joanna Ruth Shields, determining the cause was "probable alcohol withdrawal seizures due to chronic alcohol use disorder." The manner of death: natural. No crime. No foul play. The marks that had fueled weeks of public suspicion turned out to be insect activity on a body left in the California wilderness. Shields was discovered on April 9 by a group of hikers along the Pine Ridge Trail…Open

NEWSNATIONNOW (Amy Larson) - Official cause of death revealed for Big Sur hiker Joanna Shields

Joanna Ruth Shields' death on April 9 at Sykes Hot Springs in Los Padres National Forest was marked by months of mystery.

ABCNEWS - Massive search for 60-year-old hiker missing for over a week

The hiker, Jason Coughran, went missing in the Desolation Wilderness area, southwest of Lake Tahoe, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office.