A 44-year-old man died Friday after an apparent fall while hiking in an icy area of the White Mountains in New Hampshire.

Christopher Huyler’s body was found around 1 a.m. at approximately 2,800 feet in elevation, near a steep, icy slide in the Coppermine Brook valley, officials said.

A New Hampshire man died after an apparent significant fall in icy terrain hiking in the White Mountains, fish and game said.

The hiker has been identified as Christopher Huyler, of Littleton. The 44-year-old was an avid outdoor enthusiast who enjoyed New Hampshire’s White Mountains in all seasons.

A New Hampshire man has died after falling during a hike in icy conditions on the White Mountains. According to The NH Fish and Game Department, officers were alerted around 6:30 p.m. on Friday about an overdue hiker from the Coppermine Trail area in Franconia.

Conservation officers recovered the body of a hiker found dead early Saturday morning after a search of a trail in Franconia, Fish and Game said Saturday.

An “avid” New Hampshire hiker texted his wife that he was coming home, then was reported missing and found dead hours later near an icy mountain trail, officials say. Christopher Huyler, 44, was hiking in New Hampshire’s White Mountains on Friday,