Hiker found the body of an adult male lying on the Gulfside Trail

MT. WASHINGTON – At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, a hiker found the body of an adult male lying on the Gulfside Trail near the junction of West Side Trail, ½ mile below the summit of Mt. Washington. The man was obviously deceased, and no lifesaving measures were taken. The hiker, whose name is being withheld pending family and next of kin notification, is a 72-year-old male from Virginia, according to a driver’s license found on the body. Rescue personnel say it appears the hiker likely succumbed to environmental exposure, but the exact cause of death is pending autopsy results.