An experienced hiker has been found dead after an apparent fall in icy conditions in the White Mountains. According to a news release from the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, 44-year-old Chris Huyler of Littleton set off on Friday to scout out snow conditions in an area in the middle of Cannon Ball through the Coppermine Brook Valley.

A 44-year-old New Hampshire man has died while hiking in the White Mountains after falling in icy conditions, according to state officials.

An “avid” New Hampshire hiker texted his wife that he was coming home, then was reported missing and found dead hours later near an icy mountain trail, officials say. Christopher Huyler, 44, was hiking in New Hampshire’s White Mountains on Friday, Nov. 22, when he went missing, the state Fish and Game Department said in a news release.