New York authorities are scaling back the search for a Quebec hiker who went missing in the snow-covered Adirondack mountains.

Snow is complicating the search for Leo DuFour who never returned from a Saturday hike in the Adirondacks. Snow is complicating the search for a Vaudreuil man who failed to return from a hike on a northern New York mountain Saturday, according to the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation.

Authorities in New York state say the search for a 22-year-old Quebec hiker who went missing in the Adirondacks more than a week ago is now likely a recovery mission.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced today that after more than eight days the active search for Leo DuFour, a 22-year-old-Quebec man who went missing on November 30,

After more than eight days of searching for missing Quebec hiker Leo DuFour in the Adirondacks, rangers have transitioned to searching for his body. “Despite continuous efforts using cellphone data analysis and expertise on Allen Mountain hikers,