They find dead a tourist missing in Alaska after getting off a cruise for a hike
The body of Marites Buenafe, 62, of Kentucky, was found by the crew Thursday night under the crest of Gold Ridge
Authorities found the body of a woman visiting Alaska's capital who did not return to her cruise ship from a hike she said she was taking.
The Alaska Department of Public Safety reported that the body of Marites Buenafe, 62, of Kentucky, was found by a helicopter crew of the Alaska Army National Guard Thursday night below the crest of Gold Ridge.
The State Patrol and the Juneau Mountain Rescue Team were able to recover the body with the assistance of Temsco Helicopters and the National Guard.
Her next of kin have been notified, and her body will be sent to the state medical examiner's office for an autopsy.
The Juneau Police Department received a report Tuesday afternoon that the woman, who told family members that morning she was leaving the Norwegian Bliss to hike, had not returned to the ship by departure time.