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Authorities: Man who died hiking Mount Lincoln was from Salem

N.H. Fish and Game reported the hiker from Salem, NH, was found a half mile from the falling waters trail in Franconia
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N.H. Fish and Game reported the hiker from Salem, NH, was found a half mile from the falling waters trail in Franconia

Authorities have released the identity of a man who died while hiking Mount Lincoln over the weekend.

The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said the body of 28-year-old Guopeng "Tony" Li of Salem, New Hampshire, was recovered Sunday about a half-mile from the Falling Waters Trail in Franconia.

Authorities said he set out on an 8.6 mile loop trail around 11 a.m. Saturday. A family member who had been following his progress remotely contacted authorities around 6:15 p.m.

Officials described the man as an inexperienced hiker.

Temperatures were near zero when Fish and Game officers began the search.

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