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ELKO, Nev. — The remains of a missing Canadian whose wife survived for seven weeks in the Nevada wilderness after the couple got lost have been found.

Albert Chretien went for help a year and a half ago when their van got stuck in the mud.

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Det. Dennis Journigan of the Elko County Sheriff’s Department says Chretien’s remains were discovered Saturday by two elk hunters in a secluded area of Merritt Mountain, about 11 kilometres west from where he set off.

Journigan said the remains were intact and hadn’t been scattered by animals. Chretien was identified by items found in his pockets, including business cards and an address book, police said.

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Rita Chretien stayed with the couple’s van and was found on the verge of starvation 49 days after her husband went for help. She survived on trail mix, hard candy and melted snow and has told church groups her Christian faith kept her going.

Det. Jim Carpenter said the hunters in their 40s found a backpack that Chretien carried when he left the van. It contained a spiral notebook and sunflower seeds.