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Fae Morgana Barbone, age 40, was reported missing from Williamstown, Massachusetts, on Thursday, March 7.
She was last seen in Maine, where she had an “interaction” with a police officer, according to Williamstown Police. Sightings of the woman have also been reported in North Adams and the Carolinas.
Police said the grizzly discovery ended those search efforts.
Williamstown Police are saddened to report being notified by New York State Police that a body was found just off the Taconic Crest Trail in New York State, not far from the Massachusetts border. It's been confirmed that the remains are those of Fae Morgana Barbone, the missing person last seen in the area in early March, which prompted extensive searches over several days by multiple agencies.
Her car was found parked on March 19 near a hiking trail, where a hiker found her body on Tuesday, April 16, Williamstown Police said in a Facebook post.
The Taconic Crest Trail runs through the Rensselaer County towns of Stephentown, Berlin, and Petersburgh, the Berkshire County towns of Hancock and Williamstown, and Pownal, Vermont.
It's unclear why she left her home not to return or what led her to leave her car in Williamstown at the end of Berlin Road.
Police also did not disclose a cause of death.
Abington police and New York State Police in Brunswick are handling the investigation.
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