/ 15 June 2023

Search for missing Aussie hiker ends in tragedy

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Brisbane woman Julia-Mary Lane has been found dead in the Canadian wilderness 3 days after she left on a hike. The 25yo was said to enjoy the outdoors and had been living in the western province of Alberta since January. Last week, she travelled to British Columbia for a week-long solo trip along the Bear Lake Trail. She was last seen alive on Saturday afternoon as she started her hike ​​, and after her housemate raised the alarm on Tuesday, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police launched a search using dogs and a drone. Two hikers found her body on the trail yesterday. Authorities say her death is not considered suspicious as the evidence shows she accidentally lost her footing in what they called “some pretty steep terrain”. The Department of Foreign Affairs is assisting Lane’s family.

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