A New Jersey attorney and prominent environmental activist has been found dead in New Hampshire's White Mountain National Forest, where he had gone hiking last month.

Another hiker found the body of the attorney, A. Gregory Auriemma, 63, of Brick, in the Crawford Notch area of the White Mountains, according to media reports.

Auriemma was a solo general practitioner in Brick, but was more known for being the longtime chairman of the Ocean County chapter of the New Jersey Sierra Club.