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Maine Wardens Search Again for Missing Hiker

Courtesy Maine Warden Service

Maine game wardens yesterday resumed searching for a Tennessee woman who when missing nearly a year ago while hiking the Appalachian Trail in Maine.

State wildlife officials say they found no sign of Geraldine Largay, who was 66 years old when she was last seen July 22 at Poplar Lean-To, where she had spent the night with other hikers. Largay was planning to hike to Spaulding Lean-To, about eight miles away, but never showed up.

Tuesday's search focused on areas that had not previous been searched, and other areas that were searched but include difficult terrain that required a closer look.
 
Yesterday's search yielded no clues about Largay's disappearance.  A $15,000 reward has been offered to anyone who can provide investigators with information that will locate Largay.
 
No date has been set for future searches.
 

Barbara grew up in Biddeford, Maine. She earned a master’s in public administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor’s in English from the University of Southern Maine.