By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
THE body of a 30-year-old woman who went missing for four days after a day-trip hike in coastal California, according to authorities, has been found.
Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, in a press conference, said that search and rescue teams recovered Caroline Meister’s body on Friday.
Meister was found with injuries consistent with a fall down a cliff and no foul play is suspected.
Meister left for her hike around 10 a.m. Monday and was reported missing that night, the sheriff’s office said.
Meister planned to hike a trail that loops back around to the Zen Center, according to the sheriff’s office, but she also mentioned hiking the Windcave Trail.
She had only carried enough food for the day and wasn’t dressed or equipped to stay overnight.
Meister’s parents told told reporters that she has been living and working at the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center for the last year and a half.
“She’s very familiar with the area. She’s also an avid hiker,” her father, John Meister, said.
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