Last week, the life of Oregon hiker Susan Lane-Fournier took a tragic turn. Her disappearance along with her two beloved dogs led to a multi-day search by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office. However, the discovery of her body and the subsequent arrest of her husband, Michel Fournier, have brought a shocking turn of events.

Discovering the Body and the Arrest

Susan's remains were found on November 29 in the Welches area near East Highway 26 and East Miller Road. The local medical examiner's office identified her, and it was determined that her death was a homicide. Michel Fournier, 71, was booked into the Clackamas County Jail and is being held without bail on a charge of second-degree murder.Just six days after her white 1992 Ford F-250 was found parked near East Salmon River Road and the Green Canyon Way Trail south of Welches, which sparked the search, her body was located four miles from the truck. Michel was arrested by detectives after the discovery.Susan had filed for divorce from her estranged husband after 12 years of marriage. She filed the divorce proceedings on October 31 in Clackamas County Circuit Court, with a petition stating that "irreconcilable differences between the parties have caused an irremediable breakdown of their marriage."Friend James Evans found Susan's body while searching the area. He described the horrifying moment, saying, "I went down the path, maybe 20 yards. I've seen some tarp. I thought it was trash. I bent over to pick up the tarp and as I bent over and came up, I seen a pair of boots connected to a leg. I directly dropped the tarp, backed up, gathered myself together, turned around and went to the lodge and had the office call 911 immediately. It was pretty heartbreaking."Although Evans wasn't "super-super close" to Susan, he was determined to find his friend. He now plans to continue searching for Susan's large Malinois-mix dogs on Sunday, December 1.Before the search was suspended due to weather conditions and the likelihood of survivability, dozens of volunteers had spent "more than 800 search hours looking" for the missing woman. Susan's friend, Cari Gesch, spotted her truck. She described Susan as "the most kindest, most loving person" she knew. "We're just all concerned. It's not like her to not show up to work, not call and no one's seen or heard anything. … She's a little bit eccentric but everyone up here on this mountain is a little bit eccentric," Gesch said. She also referred to Susan's dogs as "her protectors," stating, "Those were guard dogs. I mean, if anybody would get near her, they would lose their minds."The case has left the community in shock and raised many questions. The search for answers continues as the details of this tragic event unfold.