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Hiker From Dorchester Missing In New Hampshire's White Mountains

LINCOLN, N.H. (CBS) – A man from Dorchester who went hiking in the White Mountains in New Hampshire hasn't been seen for nearly a week.

Christopher Staff, 70, went to the Pemi Loop Hiking Trail in Lincoln, N.H. Sunday evening. On Monday he spoke with his wife around 2 p.m. and told her he was about three-quarters of the way through and should be home by 9 p.m.  When he didn't reach home by 11 p.m. his wife called authorities.

James Kneeland of New Hampshire Fish and Game told WBZ-TV teams have been searching for Staff ever since.

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Christopher Staff. (Photo credit: New Hampshire Fish and Game)

The National Guard is helping out with a helicopter.

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