BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 4, 2025
A father and daughter who went missing while trying to climb Katahdin on Sunday and were later found dead near the summit likely encountered rain, snow, heavy winds and freezing wind chill temperatures, according to accounts from hikers and satellite and forecast data. Baxter State Park Director Kevin Adam said the conditions on Sunday would have been “freezing rain, fog, and some snow.” Tim Keiderling was found dead Tuesday afternoon by a Maine Warden Service K9 search team on the Tablelands region near the summit of Katahdin. Esther Keiderling was found dead around 1 p.m. Wednesday in a boulder area between the Cathedral and Saddle Trails off the Tablelands, roughly 1,000 feet from where her father was found.