Weather may be to blame for the deaths of two hikers , a father and daughter from New York, in a Maine state park this week, officials revealed Thursday.

Esther Keiderling, 28, was found dead around 1 p.m. on Wednesday in a wooded area, Baxter State Park officials wrote in a social media post . Her father, Tim, 58, was found dead a day prior, around 2:45 p.m., near the summit of Mount Katahdin.

Both Keiderlings, of Ulster Park, New York, left Abol Campground on Sunday to hike to the summit. They were last seen at around 10:15 a.m.

That day, the weather forecast called for temperatures in the mid-30s on the mountain, with the summit obscured, said Park Director Kevin Adam. There was a 70% chance of rain on Sunday, the day both Keiderlings went missing, with winds ranging from 30 to 4

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