Marites Buenafe, a doctor from Kentucky who went missing after leaving a Norwegian cruise ship to hike alone in Alaska, has been found dead after a major search effort, as per KTOO report.

The body of 62-year-old Marites Buenafe, a missing cruise passenger, has been found after she vanished while on a solo hike in Alaska, authorities have said.

A Kentucky doctor mysteriously vanished after leaving a Norwegian cruise ship for a solo hike in Alaska, prompting a large-scale search for the missing passenger. Marites Buenafe, 62, was reported missing around 3:18 p.