UPDATE: Man found on Appalachian Trail committed suicide, coroner's office reports

A search-and-rescue effort Tuesday night on the Appalachian Trail in Northampton County led to the discovery of a body, Pennsylvania State Police said about 9:40 p.m.





A trooper at the Belfast barracks confirmed the death. He said the information he had received still pointed to the victim being a male in his 20s. Authorities were not immediately releasing the person's name.

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responded to the search off Valley View Drive (Route 191) and Fox Gap Road in

, police confirmed.

Authorities had no further information to release. State police said a news release would be issued but that troopers were still on scene.

A county 911 dispatch supervisor said about 20 responders were involved in the search of the snowy woods.

Temperatures had dipped to 4 degrees Fahrenheit at Mount Bethel as of about 9:50 p.m. Tuesday, and were forecast to hit 0 overnight into Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.