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NewsNovember 8, 2007

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) -- Investigators do not suspect foul play but are still determining the cause of death for a Missouri hiker found dead on a trail in northwest Arkansas. Other hikers found the body of 31-year-old John Adelsberger the Third Monday morning on the Ozark Highland Trail...

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) -- Investigators do not suspect foul play but are still determining the cause of death for a Missouri hiker found dead on a trail in northwest Arkansas.

Other hikers found the body of 31-year-old John Adelsberger the Third Monday morning on the Ozark Highland Trail.

Adelsberger's mother says her son was a computer programmer who had been planning to hike the 180-mile trail for years. He began his hike late last month.

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Adelsberger was found lying atop a sleeping bag and under a tarp suspended between trees.

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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com

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