Kentucky doctor found dead after vanishing during Alaskan cruise

Cruise Tragedy in Alaska: Missing Tourist Found Dead After Hike

A heartbreaking cruise tragedy unfolded in Alaska last week when 62-year-old Marites Buenafe of Kentucky vanished after failing to return to her ship. Her body was discovered days later by an Alaska Army National Guard helicopter crew below the ridge line of Gold Ridge, a remote mountain area near Juneau. Buenafe, a doctor affiliated with UK HealthCare, disembarked from the Norwegian Bliss on July 1 to hike alone toward Gastineau Peak. She took …

Missing UK doctor found dead during Alaskan cruise

Tourist who missed Norwegian cruise ship discovered dead on mountain trail in Alaska

Marites Buenafe, 62, of Kentucky, was visiting Alaska's capital city when she did not return from a hike.

Body of missing cruise passenger found near hiking trail, officials say

The 62-year-old told family she planned to take a tram and hike, but she did not return, prompting a multi-day search.

Kentucky doctor found dead after vanishing during Alaskan cruise

JUNEAU, Ak. (FOX 56) — A University of Kentucky doctor was found dead after she vanished while on an Alaskan cruise, according to safety officials. Marites Buenafe, 62, was last seen around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1. According to Alaska State Troopers, she texted family members to say she planned to hike Gold Ridge to Gastineau Peak. According to an update from the Alaska Department of Public Safety (ADPS) at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, an Alaska …

Indiana woman dies on Moonbow Trail at Cumberland Falls during holiday hike

WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — A Fourth of July hike ended in tragedy Thursday when an Indiana woman died on the Moonbow Trail near Cumberland Falls. Kentucky State Police say 32-year-old Domnesha Scott suffered a medical emergency on the trail around 3:45 p.m. Emergency crews and park rangers responded, but she was pronounced dead at the scene by the Whitley County Coroner’s Office. Scott’s body was sent to the Kentucky Medical Examiner…