RCMP says missing mushroom picker, 74, found dead in northeast Sask.

Searchers found the body of amissing74-year-old womanwho was last seen mushroom picking on Aug. 4 in northeast Saskatchewan.

Lois Chartrandwas located dead in a forested area on Sunday, around one kilometre from where she was last seen, RCMP said in a news release.Chartrand's family has been notified.

Several agencies and volunteers were involved in the search for the 74-year-old, includingRCMP's Smeaton Detachment,Alberta RCMP, Saskatoon Police Service, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, Search and Rescue Saskatchewan Association of Volunteers, Civilian Air Search and Rescue Association and Heli Recon.

LISTEN | Lois Chartrand's best friendMaureena Schreiner discusses the search:

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On Thursday August 4th Lois Chartrand was mushroom picking near the community of Smeaton. It's something she's done for decades. In fact Lois and her husband Lorne Terry do this for a living. But that day Lois went missing in the bush. And she still hasn't been found. Host Shauna Powers speaks to her best friend Maureena Schreiner about the ongoing search.

Chartrand was an experienced mushroom picker who became separated from the person she was with,RCMPsaid in a news release on Aug. 5, one day after she was last seen.

Severe thunderstorms, wind and rain impacted the search for Chartrandthenight of Aug. 4, but police managed to communicatewith her via a radio she hadat least until 6a.m CST the next morning, according to RCMP.