Editor’s note: Rescuers are looking for a father and daughter last seen on Katahdin on Sunday morning. Read the update here.
Two trails up Katahdin have been closed because of an “active search.”
Baxter State Park announced the closure of the Abol and Hunt trails just before 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Both trails are closed until further notice.
The Maine Warden Service is assisting park rangers with the search, Mark Latti, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, said in an email to the Bangor Daily News.
No additional information was immediately available.


