Report: Growing Pains Actor Andrew Koenig Hanged Himself From Tree

(HMG) -  When the person who found the late Andrew Koenig and alerted the other searchers via cell phone, it was the father, Walter Koenig who came to what was described as a “grisly” scene to identify his son. A source who was close to the investigation tells E! News that the 41-year-old actor’s body was found Thursday in Vancouver’s Stanley Park hanging from a tree. Koenig was discovered on one of dozens of trails in the 1,000-acre area, in a densely wooded area of native pines and brush, so deep into the forest off Stanley Park’s Bridle Path, that it appeared to the search party that “Andrew didn’t want to be found,” the source tells E! New.   Koenig was first reported missing on Feb. 16 when he missed his flight home to Los Angeles. He was last seen on Feb. 14 at a friend’s house in Vancouver.  Funeral plans for Andrew have not been released yet. His parents did, however, release the following statement on Friday:

“Andrew was a man who cared deeply about others, and who acted on his conscience ,working on a grass roots level to help those in need…To honor him and his life, we are suggesting people donate in Andrew’s memory to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline or U.S. Campaign for Burma.”