AUGUSTA, Maine — Skeletal remains found in western Maine on Wednesday are believed to be those of a hiker who has been missing for more than two years, according to the Maine Warden Service.
The remains, found in Redington Township on Wednesday, are likely those of Geraldine Largay, who has been missing since July 2013, Cpl. John MacDonald announced in a statement Friday.
“Positive identification will be determined in the coming weeks by the Medical Examiner’s office,” MacDonald said.
The corporal added authorities are confident the remains are those of Largay because of the location of them and the evidence gathered at the scene.
Largay of Tennessee was 66 years old at the time of her disappearance. Largay, known as “Inchworm,” had planned to hike to the Spaulding Lean-To on July 22, 2013, 8 miles north from where she had last been seen.
She was supposed to meet her husband, who had been waiting for her at the Route 27 crossing, but never arrived.
MacDonald said a news conference has been scheduled for 1 p.m. in Augusta.
