Vermont has confirmed a second death related to last month's severe flooding.
, drowned in the swollen waters of Stony Brook near Stockbridge while hiking the Appalachian Trail, Vermont Public Safety Commissioner Jennifer Morrison said Tuesday.Search crews found Kerker's body on Friday along the Stony Brook about 1.5 miles downstream from where the trail crossed the brook, Vermont State Police said.
Kerker was hiking the northern half of the Appalachian Trail and had been in touch with family weekly but not since July 9, state police said. His family had reported him overdue to the National Park Service on July 24, state police said., officials have said of the first confirmed flood-related death in Vermont.
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