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In 2009, the head of state randomly disappeared from Charleston for a week, with his spokesperson telling reporters that the politician had been hiking the Appalachian Trail.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

The 29-year old man had been hiking alone on the remote Turbid Lake Trail when he apparently surprised the bear, according to park officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

Spain's Civil Guard said the pair had been hiking on a trail from a canyon to the Mediterranean sea when they went missing after a storm hit the island on Tuesday.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024

Park officials believe the man had been hiking.

From Washington Times • Jul. 19, 2023

He had been hiking the trail, evidently only a couple of miles behind us, for four days, and had been camping alone in the open each night, which struck me now as awfully brave.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson