Missing hiker found dead in K-Country after helicopter search

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The body of a missing 25-year-old man was found in Kananaskis Country after a three-day search, RCMP say.

Body of 25-year-old man found Monday on Mount Smuts

A sign which reads "Kananaskis Country."
A 25-year-old hiker was found dead Monday on a K-Country mountain. (Dave Gilson/CBC)

The body of a missing 25-year-old man has been found in Kananaskis Country, RCMP say.

Family members of Zachary Coates confirmed to CBC News his body was found Monday afternoon.

RCMP say a Kananaskis Emergency Services helicopter was used to locate Coates’s body, found on the western slope of Mount Smuts.

Investigators say there is no indication of foul play as it appears Coates was hiking alone when he fell Sunday afternoon.

With files from Rick Donkers

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