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Steffen Skjottelvik departed Fort Severn in Ontario on July 25 on foot and was scheduled to arrive in York Factory in Manitoba on Aug. 15, but he never made it

Authorities believe Skjottelvik may have tried to cross the Hayes River, which has a fast current

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police told PEOPLE that a backpack belonging to Skjottelvik was found on the shore of the river and that the search for him continues

Authorities have located the backpack of a missing Norwegian wilderness hiker who embarked on a trek by foot in Canada last month.

The man — identified in media reports as Steffen Skjottelvik, 29 — departed Fort Severn in Ontario on July 25 on foot with his dogs and was scheduled to arrive in York Factory in Manitoba on Friday, Aug. 15, a Royal Canadian Moun

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