An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on the North Carolina side of the range nearly a week after going missing. Ann Houghton,

Ann Houghton, a 73-year-old hiker, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after going missing over the weekend.

A 73-year-old woman who failed to return from a trek in Great Smoky Mountains National Park has been found dead.