
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 reported her missing on Saturday, February 1 when she didn't show up for her shift at the park's volunteer center.