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SAR (no subject found) — Mt. Washington, Jul 16, 2025

·Mount Washington

79-year-old male from Jacksonville, FL

William Davis, 79, of Jacksonville, FL, wandered off the summit of Mt. Washington after arriving via the Cog Railway and was last seen near the observation deck around 3:20 p.m. on July 16, 2025. Phone contact was briefly made and he appeared to be lost off trail near the summit, but he stopped answering his phone and could not be located despite an overnight search. A second full day of searching by Fish and Game, AVSAR volunteers, and State Park personnel also failed to locate him, and the search was suspended for the night with plans to resume July 18.

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