Nearly six months after a Quebec hiker vanished in the Adirondack Mountains, New York state authorities confirmed the discovery of his body over the weekend.
The body of Leo Dufour, a 22-year-old man from Vaudreuil, Que., was found off Allen Mountain trail in Essex County, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) confirmed in a statement Sunday.
U.S. officials say it was a group of hikers that found his remains on Saturday morning and reported it to authorities.
New York State Police responded to the scene, working alongside forest rangers and a DEC investigator. They confirmed the man’s identity on Sunday.
The DEC offered its condolences to Dufour’s family and thanked forest rangers for their tireless efforts in the last few months.
The 22-year-old was reported missing after he never returned home from a one-day hike on Nov. 30, 2024.
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