The Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office has identified 49-year-old Benjamin J. Holcomb of Lyle, Washington, as the deceased hiker found near Multnomah Falls on Sept. 10.

The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death and working with the medical examiner's office to confirm the cause.

An investigation was launched around 8:40 a.m. after the Bureau of Emergency Communications (BOEC) received a report of a missing hiker, according to a statement from the sheriff's office.

A short time later, BOEC received a separate report of an unresponsive person found at the base of Wiesendanger Falls along the Larch Mountain Trail.

The sheriff's office's Green Hornets rescue team responded to the scene and confirmed the man was deceased, officials said.

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