Rescue teams search for missing Appalachian Trail hiker

AP | Updated: Jul 26, 2019, 2:35 IST

KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police troopers and rescue crews are searching for a 15-year-old Montreal boy who disappeared while hiking the Appalachian Trail in Killington.Police say friends of Shmuel Rabinowitz reported him missing about 9 p.m. Wednesday.He had been hiking with a large group of friends near the Cooper Lodge in Killington. His last reported contact with his friends was at about 7:30 p.m.Search crews, including New England K-9 Search and Rescue and the Vermont National Guard, have been working along hiking trails and corridors near Rabinowitz's last contact with his friends.____This story has been corrected to show the spelling of the first name of the hiker is Shmuel not Shamuel.

This story has not been edited by The Times of India and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.

Download The Times of India News App for Latest World News.

(This story has not been edited by timesofindia.com and is auto–generated from a syndicated feed we subscribe to.)