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.

CENTER. WELL, A MISSING HIKER FROM WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA WAS FOUND DEAD IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. RANGERS SAY THAT 73 YEAR OLD ANN HOLTON WAS REPORTED MISSING ON SATURDAY.

A North Carolina woman has been found dead after going missing inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park, officials say. Ann Houghton, 73, was discovered just before 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2 ...