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Officials: Body of missing hiker found in Dawson County

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Updated  February 19, 2020 10:28pm EST
Dawson County
FOX 5 Atlanta

Missing hiker found dead

Dawson County officials report a hiker missing for days has been found dead.

DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. - After days of searching, authorities confirmed Wednesday evening they have discovered the body of a missing hiker.

Officials said Noonkester's body was found a little before 2:30 about a mile off from mile marker 3 of the Len Foote Hike Inn Trail in Dawson County.

Brother of missing hiker thanks volunteers

The brother of the missing hiker found dead a mile from a trail in Dawson County thanks the hundreds of volunteers and officials who helped to search for him.

More than 130 officials and volunteers searched for Eddie Noonkester, who is from Eden in North Carolina, after Dawson County Fire and Emergency Services learned he had become disoriented and may have suffered from a medical emergency.

Georgia authorities searching for missing hiker

Eddie Noonkester is believed to be on or near the Approach Trail along the Appalachian Trail.

Noonkester's body was taken to the GBI Crime Lab for an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death.