An almost month-long search in West Kelowna , B.C., has come to a tragic end, after the body of 65-year-old Renee Leclerc was found in the Mount Boucherie area on Nov. 23.

Police and search teams believe she became disoriented shortly after she went missing.

“It was not what we hoped for,” said Ed Henczel with Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR).

Henczel said the search was challenging from the beginning. “There’s only so much you can do when you don’t even have a direction of travel. We had no idea where she was headed, but finally we got some door-cam footage that allowed us to narrow down the field. We were able to find her.”

As that search concludes, COSAR is now focused on locating 87-year-old Howard Hugh Mackenzie, who was reported missing Monday and was last seen near

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