U.S. authorities find body of missing Quebec hiker in New York state’s Adirondacks

NEWCOMB — Authorities in northeastern New York state say the body of a 22-year-old Quebec hiker reported missing last fall has been found in the Adirondacks.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says a body was discovered by hikers over the weekend off Allen Mountain Trail in Essex County.

Forest rangers, a conservation department investigator and New York State Police confirmed it was Leo Dufour, who failed to return from one-day hike as planned on Nov. 30.

Dufour’s car was found covered in snow at a trailhead and authorities spent several weeks looking for him last December.