Kent

State Police Search for Missing Hiker on Appalachian Trail in Kent

State police say 60-year-old Marta Renee Bowen went missing from her campsite along the Appalachian Trail in Kent.
Connecticut State Police

State police are searching for a missing hiker along the Appalachian Trail in Kent.

They say 60-year-old Marta Renee Bowen, of Durham, North Carolina, went missing from her campsite on the trail. Her cell phone and hiking gear were left behind, according to state police.

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She has been missing since about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, state police said. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) now believe Bowen walked off on her own.

Bowen has gray hair and brown eyes. She is about 5-feet-7 and may be wearing a maroon puffer jacket and gray sweatpants.

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If anyone locates her or has information on her whereabouts is asked to call State Police Troop L in Litchfield at (860) 626-7900.

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