A 70-year-old British hiker has been found dead in the Pyrenees mountains, four days after he went missing. The man, from London, disappeared on Monday and was discovered by a rescue team on Thursday at around 1pm, the Spanish Guardia Civil confirmed.
Mountain rescue specialists located him near the Aspe peak in the western Pyrenees, in north-east Spain. Three members of the search-and-rescue team found him and contacted an air unit, which transferred his body to a nearby mountain refuge.
Interpol's Manchester office had contacted Spanish authorities on Monday at about 6pm with coordinates from an electronic bracelet the man was wearing. French police mountain rescue experts also assisted in the operation. The hiker had been walking between the Lizara and Candanchú mountain refuges.
A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office spokesperson said: “We are supporting the family of a British man who died in Spain and are in contact with the local authorities.”
