An avid New Jersey outdoor buff slipped off a trail and froze to death while hiking New York\u2019s highest peak with her dog \u2014 after it took rescuers more than six hours to find her in bitter single-digit temperatures, officials said Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Brianna Mohr, 21\u2014 who posted breathtaking Instagram photos<\/a> of herself on remote adventures \u2014 called 911 while clinging to the side of Mount Marcy in the Adirondacks at 3 p.m. Thursday, according to police.<\/p>\n But rescuers couldn\u2019t find Mohr, of Brick, until after 9 p.m., at which point she had died of hypothermia, New York State police said.<\/a><\/p>\n Temperatures in Keene, New York, where the mountain is located, ranged from -8 to 20 degrees that day, according to AccuWeather.<\/p>\n Avid hiker Brianna Mohr, of Brick, died of hypothermia after slipping off a trial. Instagram\/Brianna Mohr<\/p>\n Her loyal dog was found with her \u2014 unhurt.<\/p>\n Forest rangers frantically searched the 5,300-foot peak by snowmobile for Mohr as police also looked for her via helicopter, officials said. <\/p>\n But low cloud cover prevented officers from seeing her by chopper.<\/p>\n Mohr\u2019s dog was found uninjured. Instagram\/Brianna Mohr<\/p>\n Mohr\u2019s devastated mother, Stephanie West, posted a photo tribute to her daughter on Valentine\u2019s Day \u2014 the day her autopsy was completed.<\/p>\n \u201cI am so lost,\u201d West wrote<\/a> on Facebook alongside a broken-heart emoji<\/p>\n Before her tragic fall, Mohr\u2019s dazzling wildlife photography showed her trekking everywhere from Death Valley, California, to Yellowstone with her loyal pup.<\/p>\n Brianna Mohr hiking with her dog. Instagram\/Brianna Mohr<\/p>\n Brianna Mohr graduated from Brick Memorial High School in 2022. Instagram\/Brianna Mohr<\/p>\n \u201cPretty lil mountain lady!!!!\u201d one person gushed on Instagram over Mohr\u2019s 2023 selfie at Acadia National Park in Maine.<\/p>\n Other rugged wildlife locations she visited include Mount Washington in New Hampshire, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, and Moosehead Lake in Maine and Canyonlands National Park in Utah.<\/p>\n Her Instagram account, which features simply a mountain and a heart emoji as a description, had roughly 750 followers as of Wednesday.<\/p>\n On Monday, her brother Ryan shared a heartbreaking message about Mohr, who graduated from Brick Memorial High School in 2022.<\/p>\n Brianna Mohr traveled to rugged wildlife spots across the country. Instagram\/Brianna Mohr<\/p>\n \u201cYou were the best friend and sister I could have ever asked for,\u201d he wrote, according to Asbury Park Press<\/a>. \u201cYou are the reason I am the person I am\u2026.I love you forever Bri. Rest in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n Mount Marcy is New York\u2019s highest peak at 5,343 feet, and had brutally cold temperatures on Thursday.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t