Signal fire leads rescuers to missing AT hiker

A hiker who had gone missing almost a week ago on the Appalachian Trail near Bedford has been found alive and well.

The Lynchburg News & Advance reported:

Ken Knight, 41, was found at the base of Little Rocky Row after a small signal fire he lit got out of control, turning into a 2-acre brush fire on the ridge that got everyone’s attention, said Lt. Brandon Cocke of the Big Island Volunteer Fire Department.

Glad to hear this search and rescue had a happy ending.