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

Police told PEOPLE on Aug. 21 that Skjottelvik's backpack was found on the shore of the Hayes River

On Aug. 24, authorities found and recovered his body

The body of a Norwegian wilderness hiker who went missing in a remote part of Canada earlier this month has been recovered.

Authorities and community rescuers were conducting a ground search on the west side of the Hayes River in Manitoba for Steffen Skjottelvik, 29, on Sunday, Aug. 24, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement shared with PEOPLE.

A helicopter pilot then told the search parties that he may have spotted the missing hiker’s body near the

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