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Missing Canadian Hiker Found Dead On Mount Washington

MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. (CBS) -- A Canadian man who was reported missing earlier this month after he did not return from hiking Mt. Washington was found dead Saturday, the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department said.

Francois Carrier, 47, of Drummondville, Quebec was first reported missing on May 12. The N.H. Fish & Game Department said there had been reports that Carrier was seen May 9 around the Pinkham Notch area. That area was searched with dogs and helicopters for five days with no results.

On Saturday afternoon, Carrier's body was found off a trail near Tuckerman's Ravine at an altitude of 5,300 feet.

The N.H. Fish & Game Dept. said his body would be taken to Concord, N.H. for an autopsy.

 

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