2 Massachusetts hikers found dead after falling 100 feet in Maine national park

The our bodies of two hikers had been recovered Saturday from Acadia National Park in Maine after they fell about 100 feet from ice-covered cliff bands on Dorr Mountain, officers stated.(*100*)

Wayne Beckford, 28, and 30-year-old Kassandra Caceres, each of Rutland, Massachusetts, arrived in Bar Harbor on Tuesday, the National Park Service (NPS) said in a news release.(*100*)

The couple was final heard from on Thursday when Caceres referred to as her household and stated she was in climbing Cadillac Mountain, in line with the NPS.(*100*)

On Friday, Beckford and Caceres failed to take a look at of their lodge room as scheduled or return to their automobile. The household grew involved after being unable to contact the couple and reported them lacking.(*100*)

A search was launched and continued in a single day with a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter from Cape Cod utilizing thermal imaging know-how in an unsuccessful try to seek out warmth signatures on the north and east sides of Dorr and Cadillac Mountains, the NPS stated.(*100*)

On Saturday morning, park employees and 15 volunteers started a floor search. They found the our bodies later that morning.(*100*)

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Officials launched the identities of Beckford and Caceres after notifying their households.(*100*)

NPS rangers and Maine State Police are main the investigation into the deaths, with help from the Bar Harbor Police Department.(*100*)

Acadia National Park, described because the “crown jewel of the North Atlantic Coast,” is likely one of the high 10 most-visited national parks in the U.S., attracting 3.5 million guests a 12 months, according to the NPS.(*100*)