GREAT BARRINGTON, MA (WHDH) — Great Barrington officials recovered the body of a missing hiker Friday on Monument Mountain Reservation after an eight-hour search.
According to police, the operation began as a rescue mission.
Rescuers were dispatched to the mountain just after 3 p.m. after a 67-year-old woman reported she was injured at the top of the mountain.
Due to steep and rocky terrain, officials called for additional man power.
A strong thunderstorm and torrential rain went through the area, making hiking difficult.
The hiker was found at 10 p.m. on a rock cropping. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The woman has been identified as Joan Sussman, 67 of Ashley Falls.
Family members said she frequently hiked the mountain.
The incident is under investigation.
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