Body Found By Hikers Identified

Two hikers in Albany County came across a dead body Friday.

Guilderland and Altamont police determined the victim found along Buttermilk Falls off Township Road to be Ross Herzog, a 30-year-old Altamont resident.

Authorities extracted Herzog’s body from the wooded area and brought it to Albany Medical Center. An autopsy Saturday reveled Herzog died of medical issues.

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Lucas Willard is a news reporter and host at WAMC Northeast Public Radio, which he joined in 2011. He produces and hosts The Best of Our Knowledge and WAMC Listening Party.