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SAR (no subject found) — Mt. Lafayette, Apr 24, 2010

·Mount Lafayette·Skookumchuck Trail

Male, age 46, electrical engineer from Littleton, NH; 6 feet tall, 220 pounds, salt/pepper to gray hair and gray mustache

Peter Murphy, 46, of Littleton, NH, was believed to have gone hiking on the Skookumchuck Trail in Franconia during the weekend of approximately April 24-25, 2010. After failing to report for work on Monday April 26, co-workers reported him overdue and his car was located at the Skookumchuck Trailhead. A search involving multiple teams was underway as of April 27, 2010.

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