ELK CITY, Kan. — An Augusta, Kansas man was found dead on a hiking trail near Elk City in Montgomery County on Saturday, but authorities do not suspect foul play in his death, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies, Elk City Rural Fire, Independence Fire/EMS, and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks officers were dispatched to a hiking trail near Elk City in response to a report of a 22-year-old man who had gone missing on the trail. Deputies arrived at US Highway 160 and County Road 5000 where the 30-mile hiking trail entrance and exit is located.
Foul play not suspected in Montgomery County trail death