A body found in the Welches area Friday was identified as a 61-year-old woman initially believed to have gone missing while hiking in the Mt. Hood area.

Fournier, 61, took a tragic turn after her body was found over the weekend in Welches, Oregon, an unincorporated community at the base of Mount Hood.

The Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a deceased individual in the Welches area last Friday, Nov. 29. The victim was identified as Susan Lane-Fournier. The sheriff's office said she had been missing since Nov. 22, "after failing ...

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The Welches man accused of murdering his wife last week is due in court in Clackamas County on Monday afternoon.According to officials, Michel Fournier is bein

The body of missing hiker Susan Lane-Fournier, 61, was discovered near Welches, Oregon, following a weeklong search. Authorities have ruled her death a homicide, and her husband, Michel Fournier, 71, has been charged with second-degree murder, according to the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office.

Michel Fournier, 71, was arrested for murder nearly a month after his wife, Susan Lane-Fournier, filed for divorce. Lane-Fournier went missing last week.

Fournier’s death as a homicide after her body was discovered near a highway. Police arrested her husband, Michel Fournier, and charged him with second-degree murder. KGW’s Celine Stevens reports.

On Friday morning, November 29, the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office was called to Welches on the report of a body being found off of East Miller Road.