A tourist who went missing after she failed to return to her cruise ship last week has been found dead. Marites Buenafe, 62, ...

A 62-year-old tourist who never returned to her cruise was found dead on a hiking trail in Alaska.

The 62-year-old told family she planned to take a tram and hike, but she did not return, prompting a multi-day search.

The crew of an Alaska Army National Guard helicopter located the body of 62-year-old Kentucky resident Marites Buenafe ...

A Kentucky doctor who was previously reported missing in Alaska has died, the Juneau Police Department said. Marites Buenafe, 62, was an employee with University of Kentucky Healthcare, according ...

Around 7:30 a.m. local time on July 1, Buenafe texted family members that she was heading up Mount Roberts Tramway in Juneau and would hike from Gold Ridge to Gastineau Peak, the bulletin said.

Officials find body of woman who got off cruise ship in Alaska to hike and didn't return An Alaska Army National Guard helicopter crew found Marites Buenafe, 62, below the ridge line of Gold Ridge.

Buenafe, 62, was last heard from around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, when she texted her family that she was taking the Mount Roberts Tramway to hike Gold Ridge to Gastineau Peak.

That morning, she had texted her family "stating she was heading up Mount Roberts Tramway and then planned to hike Gold Ridge to Gastineau Peak," the Alaska State Troopers stated in a missing ...

Her body was found on Thursday, the Alaska Department of Public Safety State Troopers announced. Around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, she texted family members that she was going up going up Mount Roberts ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say they have found the body of a Kentucky woman visiting Alaska’s capital city who did not return to her cruise ship from a hike she said she was taking.