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Body recovery — Dry River Wilderness, near the Isolation Trail (Cutts Grant), Jul 20, 2017

·Dry River Wilderness, near the Isolation Trail (Cutts Grant)

Gregory Auriemma, 63, of Brick, New Jersey (was battling cancer)

Auriemma was last seen in Conway on June 24, 2017, and was expected home July 5; he was reported missing when he did not return. AMC work crews found his body in the Dry River Wilderness on July 20. The cause of death was not stated.

Contributing factors

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