Missing backpacker found dead in Xinjiang

The body of a female backpacker who disappeared when hiking at Kanas scenic spot in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region more than a week ago was found in a river near Kanas Lake on Tuesday, the Altay tourism bureau said.

A team of searchers - a police officer and five local herdsmen - found the body on Tuesday afternoon.

A preliminary investigation showed that she may have died after accidentally falling into the river.