24-year-old hiker's body found in Texas' Big Bend National Park, officials say

Searchers recovered nan assemblage of a 24-year-old hiker connected a rugged proceedings successful Big Bend National Park successful Texas, nan National Park Service says.

According to nan service, parkland rangers became concerned nan time earlier because a conveyance was parked for respective days astatine nan trailhead for nan Marufo Vega/Strawhouse/Ore Terminal Trail.

"Records indicated that location were nary overnight backpackers listed for that area for those nights. A speedy hunt by nan parkland aviator was incapable to find hikers successful nan area," nan work said.

The Marufo Vega Trail successful Big Bend National Park successful Texas is 1 of nan park's astir rugged locations, according to nan National Park Service. National Park Servive

So a hunt and rescue squad of rangers and U.S. Border Patrol unit went to 3 trails Monday morning, on pinch helicopters from nan Texas Department of Public Safety and U.S. Customs Air and Marine Operations.

The assemblage was spotted successful a distant area on nan Marufo Vega Trail, parkland work officials said. A Department of Public Safety chopper flew it out.

The hiker's personality wasn't released.

The parkland work described nan Marufo Vega Trail arsenic "a spectacular yet challenging 14-mile loop that winds done rugged godforsaken and on rocky limestone cliffs. No shadiness aliases h2o makes this way vulnerable during nan warmer times of year."

The work pointed retired that moreover though it's precocious October, nan mercury on nan Rio Grande and godforsaken areas of Big Bend has risen to almost 100 degrees each afternoon.

"Park rangers wish to punctual each visitors to beryllium alert of nan dangers of utmost heat," nan work stressed. "Hikers should beryllium prepared to transportation plentifulness of water, salty snacks, and to scheme connected being disconnected godforsaken trails during nan power of nan afternoon."

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