Body of missing Norwegian hiker found on banks of northeastern Manitoba river

The body of a missing Norwegian hiker was recovered on Sunday afternoon, RCMP in Gillam, Man., confirmed in a social media update.

Steffen Skjottelvik, 29, was found dead on the banks of the Hayes River, a short distance away from where his jacket was recovered on Friday .

Ground searchers recovered his body and transported it to Gillam before it would be taken to Winnipeg for an autopsy, RCMP said.

On Thursday, searchers canvassing treacherous muskeg and swift-moving rivers recovered a backpack and rifle belonging to Skjottelvik, who was on a cross-continental journey of the Canadian wilderness. Police previously obtained what are believed to be the last coordinates where Skjottelvik’s GPS device was connected to satellites. They could not say whether the backpack and rifle were foun