The disappearance of Thomas Carlton.

The Post Standard News of October the 19th, 1993, writes,

Search keeps hope alive for hiker. More volunteers are sought to lurk for the man, missing in the Adirondacks for eight days. Hiker Thomas Carlton has been

missing for eight days in the Adirondack High Peaks. 36 forest rangers Volunteers combed the rugged terrain Monday for the seventh

consecutive day without finding a trace of Carlton. Today they will return again. His wife,

when she travelled to the Adirondack and met with the Rangers, said she was overwhelmed with a

search effort to save her husband's life.

The newspaper said,

Forest Rangers appealed for more volunteers to help search a 100-square-mile area.

One of Colton's friends, David, spent Saturday and Sunday looking for his friend.

Carlton parked his car, October 5th, at a popular starting point for many high peaks hikes.

He planned to hike by himself in the mountains over the Columbus Day weekend.

Last Monday, when he failed to return, his wife contacted authorities.

Then, the Buffalo News reported, couple spot missing hiker. State Forest Rangers and volunteers refocused their search for Thomas Carleton after a couple told

authorities they had seen the missing hiker in the Adirondacks two weeks ago, a state official said.

The man and woman said they saw a man fitting

Colton's description on October 9th at a lean to on the Indian Pass Trail, about four

miles south-west of where Carlton parked his car that day, said R.W. Groneman, a spokesman

for the State Department of Environmental Conservation.

The couple subsequently confirmed that the man was Carlton, when authorities showed them a flyer with his photo on it.

Meanwhile, dozens of volunteers had assisted Park Rangers in a methodical, and often what was described as a grueling search for nearly two weeks.

Then, fast forward to December 2002 and the Siracas Post Standard reported, Thomas Coulton declared dead by a judge after being missing for nearly four years, after last being seen in a remote area near Lake Placid.

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