WMTW-TV8 • June 4, 2025
Search teams have now found the bodies of both hikers who were missing on Mount Katahdin. Baxter State Park Rangers announced just before 3 p.m. Wednesday that they found the body of Esther Keiderling, 28, at about 1 p.m. in a wooded area between two trails along the Tablelands. This came a day after a Maine Warden K9 found the body of her father, Tim Keiderling, 58 at about 2:45 p.m. near the summit of Mount Katahdin. Park officials held out hope until the end that Esther would be found alive. Temperatures on Katahdin were in the 40s Sunday night and 30s Monday night with wind chills around freezing. Registered Maine Guide who leads hikes on Maine's highest mountain spoke with Maine's Total Coverage about what Katahdin is like, especially at this time of year. Tori Gray says Katahdin is a challenging mountain to hike, even for experienced climbers.