The Georgia Bureau of Investigation had identified a man found on the Appalachian Trail in Fannin Country as Pennsylvania hiker Stephen Lucas Ryan who was missing.
The Pennsylvania hiker Stephen Lucas Ryan was found dead on January 21, 2022, on the Benton MacKaye Trail on Springer Mountain, a part of the Appalachian Trail.
GBI crime lab investigators, FBI, and National Missing and Unidentified Persons System jointly identified the body discovered in January on the Benton MacKaye Trail.
The GBI identified the hiker found dead in late January near a popular backpacking trail in North Georgia. Continue the article to learn more facts about the incident.
Obituary: Pennsylvania Hiker Stephen Lucas Ryan Missing Found Dead
Officials have recently identified the body of a hiker who was found on January 21, 2022, on the Appalachian Trail in Fannin County as Stephen Lucas Ryan.
The GBI officials reported that the hiker was 41-year-old Pennsylvania resident Stephen who was missing. Investigators from the GBI crime lab, National Missing, FBI, and Unidentified Persons System collaborated to identify the man.
According to the reports of GBI, the hiker was wearing a small gray T-shirt, a gray fleece long sleeve shirt, gray wool boot socks, tan Wrangler brand cargo pants in size 30*32, and size 10 Keen brand hiking boots.
Moreover, the missing man carried a black Thermal-FR brand fleece quarter-zip pullover, a black Uline skull cap with rechargeable light attachment, dark gray Champion brand quarter-zip fleece, and a small black folding shovel.
What Happened To Pennsylvania Hiker Stephen Lucas Ryan
According to the reports of GBI, the missing man was identified as 41-year-old Stephen Lucas Ryan of Pennsylvania. However, no further details about the hiker were released.
GBI further stated that the identification was made with the collaboration of the FBI and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Moreover, the officials have not shared Ryan’s cause of death.
The state agency published a sketch of the hiker’s man on March 31 and appealed to the public to help in identifying the man. GBI also posted photos of some of the man’s clothing and gear, including his hiking boots.
Further information on the death of the hiker is yet to be revealed. As of now, it remains a mystery what actually happened to the hiker and how he ended up there.
Death Of Hiker Stephen Lucas Ryan Who Had Gone Missing
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation had identified a man found on the Appalachian Trail on January 21, 2022, as 41-year-old Pennsylvania hiker Stepehn Lucas Ryan.
More details on his death are yet to be revealed by the officials. The officials did not share Stephen’s cause of death or say foul play was suspected.
The GBI reported that the officials discovered the body in the woods off the Benton MacKaye Trail, which overlaps with the Appalachian Trail near Springer Mountain in Fannin County.
GBI also published a sketch of the hiker’s face on March 31 and asked for the public’s help in identifying the 41-year-old man. His clothes, gear, and his hiking boots phots were also shared with the public.