Hiker found the body of an adult male lying on the trail

 At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, a hiker found the body of an adult male lying on the trail, ½ mile below the summit of Mt. Washington. The man was obviously deceased, and no lifesaving measures were taken. Being approximately 425 feet north of the Cog Railway tracks, Fish and Game requested and received assistance from the Cog Railway, which offered one of its trains along with personnel to assist in the body recovery. The body was transported back down to the Base Station. The body was relayed to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Concord for autopsy. The hiker, whose name is being withheld pending family and next of kin notification, is a 72-year-old male from Virginia, according to a driver’s license found on the body. Rescue personnel say it appears the hiker likely succumbed to environmental exposure, but the exact cause of death is pending autopsy results.