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California Man Missing for 2 Days Found Dead in NH Woods

"The death does not appear to be suspicious, however, the medical examiner's office responded to the scene and will conduct an investigation to determine cause of death," Bow police said in a statement

Jesse Lane
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Rescue teams searching by land and air for a California man missing in the New Hampshire woods found his body on Friday.

The family of Jesse Lane, 27, had reported him missing Thursday morning, according to police in Bow, New Hampshire. Lane's car was found at the end of the Branch Londonderry Turnpike West trail in Bow, and local police searched the area along with a state police K-9 team.

A state police helicopter searched the area overnight, but Bow police said Friday that the search didn't find Lane.

Local police and a New Hampshire Fish and Game search team continued searching Branch Londonderry Turnpike West trails Friday as well, officials said, and his body was found in the woods off a trail.

"The death does not appear to be suspicious, however, the medical examiner’s office responded to the scene and will conduct an investigation to determine cause of death," Bow police said in a statement.

Police had said they didn't know if Lane was camping in the woods or if he left the area.

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