UPDATE: Medical Examiner Indicates Cardiac Arrest was Cause of Death of Man Found on the Appalachian Trail

Investigators have determined a preliminary cause of death of a man found on the Appalachian Trail Monday afternoon.

According to an autopsy report, David Ladley Swanson, 53, of North Carolina died of cardiac arrest. Authorities were alerted to Swanson’s body around 2 p.m Monday in the Carver’s Gap Area of the trail.