A resident of The Villages was found dead while on a snowshoe trek in the Adirondacks in upstate New York.
Ted Troth, 51, who worked as a fitness trainer at Genesis Health Clubs at Spanish Springs Town Square, was found dead in a lean-to on Tuesday, according to New York State Police. He had been in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness area in Essex County.
According to state police, Troth had been renting a cabin at Rowe’s Adirondack Cabins in Schroon Lake. The owner notified authorities when Troth failed to check out of his lodging Tuesday morning. He was last seen on Feb. 19.
Forest rangers joined state police in the search for Troth and found him at the Oxshoe Pond lean-to. His body was turned over to the county coroner. His body was transported to Glens Falls Hospital for an autopsy.
Troth had texted a friend here in The Villages and said he had gone “off the grid” and was in upstate New York. It was the last communication the friend had from Troth.
Troth had rented a home in Villa Valdez in the Village of Rio Ranchero.