Gillam RCMP say the body of a 29-year-old Norwegian hiker who went missing during a trek through northern Manitoba has been found.

The discovery was made around 10:20 a.m. Sunday, when the pilot of a helicopter assisting with the search spotted what appeared to be a body along the west side of the Hayes River, near the area where the man’s jacket had been located on Friday.

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Officers from Gillam RCMP and Parks Canada, along with community searchers from Fort Severn, reached the site on foot and confirmed it was the missing hiker. His body was recovered and transported by helicopter to Gillam before being flown to Winnipeg. An autopsy is scheduled for Monday morning.

The first reported on the missing hiker on Aug. 18, after his dog was discovered in York Factory withou

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