Crime & Safety
Missing Hiker Found Dead In PA Woods After 4-Day Search
A missing hiker who was the subject of a four-day search by State Police has been found dead, according to authorities.
YORK COUNTY, PA — A missing hiker who was the subject of a four-day search by Pennsylvania State Police has been found dead, according to authorities.
State Police reported they located the body of 47-year-old Joshua Markey Monday afternoon in PA State Game Lands 83, ABC27 reported.
No foul play is suspected.
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The York Daily Record, citing the county coroner's office, said Markey is believed to have died after a fall in which he suffered blunt force injuries.
Markey had been missing since Thursday morning, after parking in the area of Furnace Road and Indian Steps Road in Lower Chanceford Township, WGAL reported.
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