5 days ago · Missing hiker Ann Houghton, age 73, was found deceased in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on February 2 at approximately 1:53 p.m. She was found roughly a quarter mile off of Enloe Creek Trail. Houghton was reported missing to the park on Feb. 1. She had planned to hike in the park Jan. 28-29.

3 days ago · Ann Houghton, a 73-year-old hiker, was found dead in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park after going missing over the weekend. New strain in Calif. Get the USA TODAY app Start the day smarter ...

3 days ago · Ann Houghton, of Jackson County, North Carolina, was found at about 1:53 p.m. ET Sunday, the National Park Service said in a release. Houghton was found about a quarter-mile off Enloe Creek Trail ...

1 day ago · A beloved National Park Service volunteer has been found dead after going missing on a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Ann Houghton, 73, who volunteered for the NPS for more than 20 years, left for an overnight hike on Tuesday, January 28 but failed to return. Her colleagues ...

2 days ago · An avid hiker and “dedicated” volunteer at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for more than two decades was found dead on the North Carolina side of the range nearly a week after going missing.

2 days ago · BALSAM, N.C. (WVLT) - For the last 20 years, Ann Houghton had been routinely hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and spent time as a volunteer. Houghton, originally from Florida, moved to Balsam, North Carolina with the main goal of being close to the Smoky Mountains.

3 days ago · Ann Houghton, 73, was supposed to depart for a hike around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina between Tuesday, Jan. 28 and Wednesday, Jan. 29.

4 days ago · A hiker missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since Feb. 1 was found dead just before 2 p.m. Feb. 2, according to a news release from the National Park Service. Ann Houghton, 73, was ...

4 days ago · FOUND DECEASED — Balsam resident Ann Houghton had been missing in the Smokemont area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since Tuesday, Jan. 28. Her body was discovered Saturday, Feb. 1. Houghton had set out on a trail from the Smokemont Campground on Tuesday, Jan. 28 — intending to camp in the backcountry for just one night.

4 days ago · Ann Houghton was described as a female with gray hair who weighed approximately 105 pounds. She was 5 feet and 6 inches tall. Prior to her being found deceased, the public was urged to contact Great Smoky Mountains National Park Dispatch with any tips to help in the search and rescue efforts.