Authorities have found the body of a woman visiting Alaska's capital city who did not return to her cruise ship from a hike she said she was taking.

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.

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