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LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON — The body of a missing 21-year-old hiker was found at the bottom of a 100-foot cliff Wednesday.

Marie Caseiro, from New Jersey, was attending Utah State University and apparently slipped, according to Unified Police Lt. Lex Bell.

Caseiro, described by police as an experienced hiker, told friends she was going hiking after work Tuesday and where she was going, Bell said. When she didn't return home after dark, her boyfriend called police. Her car was found parked at the Albion Grill near Alta Ski Resort.

Caseiro's body was found on resort property close to Cecret Lake and the Sugarloaf ski lift, Bell said. The area where officials believe she slipped was still wet from snow runoff, he said.

A helicopter was used to search the areas around Cecret Lake and above Alta Wednesday and locate her body, Bell said.

DPS helicopter just landed pic.twitter.com/8IjNBi69zl — Mary Richards (@kslmrichards) June 22, 2016

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