Skeletal remains discovered in Redington Township, Maine, have been positively identified as Geraldine Largay, said Cpl. John MacDonald, with the Maine Warden Service, said on Friday.The 66-year-old set out on the trail two and a half years ago from Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, using the trail name Inchworm. Her destination was Baxter State Park.She was supposed to meet her husband on July 23, 2013, but she never made it.A contractor working about 3,000 feet from the Appalachian Trail on Oct. 14, 2015, found the skeletal remains and personal items belonging Largay.Largay's cause of death was determined to be accidental, wardens said Friday. The chief medical examiner said she died "due to lack of food and water and environmental exposure."Information gathered from Largay's cellphone indicates she left the trail and become lost."The exact location where she departed the trail is unknown," MacDonald said in a news release.“We wish to thank all of those who gave their time and prayers while searching for our wife, sister, mother, and grandmother," the Largay family said in a statement. "We especially would like to thank the entire Maine Warden Service for their dedication to this case. It became apparent from day one that this was personal to them and they would not rest until Gerry was found. After all of the communication and information from everyone involved including the Medical Examiner’s Office, Navy, and the Maine Attorney General’s Office, these findings are conclusive in that no foul play was involved and that Gerry simply made a wrong turn shortly after crossing Orbeton Stream. Now that we know her death was an accident, we again ask all media for the respect of our privacy as we continue our grieving process with this new chapter of closure.”No other information was released.