Q: The recent article about hiking on the Appalachian Trail brought to mind a former neighbor of mine, Geraldine Largay, who was hiking the trail two years ago and failed to meet up with her husband at one of their prearranged spots. Is this still an ongoing missing persons case?
—Renee Vanderboom, Peachtree Corners
A: No clues have been found in the 2-year-old search for Largay, the Maine Warden Service said in a statement released last week on the second anniversary of her disappearance.
Wardens, the Maine Association of Search and Rescue (MASAR), Maine State Police and the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department continue to work on the search for Largay.
A $25,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can provide information that will lead to Largay’s location.
Largay, who was living in Brentwood, Tenn., at the time of her disappearance, was last seen by other hikers at the Poplar Lean-to, early on July 22, 2013.
She was scheduled to hike 8 miles to the Spaulding Lean-to the next day and then meet her husband, George, on Route 27 on July 24.
Largay “never arrived at that location,” the release stated.
Her disappearance triggered a search called one of the largest in Maine history, involving law enforcement, K9 units, helicopters, planes and volunteers.
“Maine game wardens continue to plan future search efforts and will include areas that have not previously had ground search resources,” the statement stated.
Call the Maine Warden Service with any information at 207-624-7076.
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