Missing Australian hiker found dead in B.C.’s East Kootenay region

KIMBERLEY, B.C. — An Australian hiker has been found dead after being reported missing over the weekend in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia.

Kimberley RCMP say police were alerted Sunday about a 25-year-old woman who had been missing since the previous day.

Officers say they found the woman’s vehicle near Bear Lake, about 60 kilometres east of Kimberley, and searchers subsequently found her body.

Police say the death is not considered suspicious.