An Arizona man died after falling near the Mendenhall Glacier in Alaska’s capital, authorities said Wednesday.
The hiker, identified as 69-year-old Thomas Casey, was found dead around 5 p.m. Monday, according to Alaska State Troopers. He had last been seen on Saturday morning, but no one knew where he planned to hike or when he would return. Troopers said they were alerted about an overdue hiker on Sunday morning.
Search teams used cellphone data to track Casey and located his body off a trail near the glacier. His remains were sent to the state medical examiner’s office.
Juneau police said Casey had been staying in the city for the summer.
Just weeks earlier, in July, a Kentucky woman visiting Juneau on a cruise was also found dead in the mountains after failing to return from a hike.