York man vanishes hiking in Prescott National Forest, Arizona

York man vanishes hiking in Prescott National Forest, Arizona

He left his cell phone charging at the campground.

He got into his Subaru Forester and drove a few minutes along a mountain road. He stopped to go hiking.

Could this have been a new life start, this impromptu trip in the Arizona wilds?

Jeff Stambaugh was 63 and seemingly free at last to immerse himself in nature whenever possible, a love he discovered growing up in York County. He was recently retired from psychology work. A bad ankle was finally on the mend.

And he didn’t appear to be going out too far or long on this particular blue-sky, early-fall day.

USA TODAY

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