GLENDALE, Calif. -- A Southern California woman who never returned from a hike last weekend has been found dead, authorities said. Narineh Avakian, 37, of Glendale, California, was found dead Saturday at about 1:30 p.m. after nearly a week of searching by authorities. Avakian told family she was going on a one-day hike around noon Sunday, the Glendale Police Department said in a statement Friday. When Avakian didn't come back, her family reported her missing on Monday. Avakian often went on solo trips, the family told police, and they didn't know where she planned to hike that day. Her car was found Thursday afternoon parked at the Buckhorn Day Use Area along Angeles Crest Highway, authorities said. The area is located in Angeles National Forest at 6,700-foot elevation.