A 71-year-old hiker missing for three days was found dead a few miles from a historic prison campground north of Tucson, authorities said.
John “Jack” Menard set out on June 17 to trek a section of the Arizona Trail between Oracle and the Gordon Hirabayashi Campground but did not show up June 20 for a prearranged ride home, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said.
A multi-agency rescue team spent three days searching in Coronado National Forest and found Menard’s body June 22 about 3 miles northwest of the campground, the department said.
Crews from the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Cochise County Sheriff’s Office, Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection took part in the effort.
Authorities said the cause of death was not immediately known.
