24 Jan, 2024 @ 09:25
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British man, 53, is found dead in Spain after disappearing during a hike with his wife in the Canary Islands

Brit dies while hiking in Gran Canaria

A 53-year-old British man was found dead in Spain’s Canary Islands on Tuesday after he disappeared the day before while on a hike with his wife. 

The tragedy happened on Gran Canaria, on the Pico de las Nieves mountain, according to a report from news agency EFE. 

The couple were hiking on Monday afternoon when the wife suddenly realised that she had lost sight of her husband. At 5pm she called the 112 emergency services number, which prompted a search by the Civil Guard. 

At around 7.40pm on Monday the search was called off given that it was getting dark, but the operation restarted on Tuesday morning with the help of an emergency helicopter. 

Brit dies while hiking in Gran Canaria
The island of Gran Canaria.

At 12.40pm it was this aircraft that located a motionless body in a steep, rugged area close to the route that the couple had taken. 

By 5pm, the authorities had received judicial authority to rescue the body and transfer it to the parking area at the foot of the Pico de las Nieves. 

The Civil Guard confirmed that the body was that of the missing man, and will now investigate the cause of his death. 

The circumstances suggest that he accidentally fell from the route and plunged to his death. 

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Simon Hunter

Simon Hunter has been living in Madrid since the year 2000 and has worked as a journalist and translator practically since he arrived. For 16 years he was at the English Edition of Spanish daily EL PAÍS, editing the site from 2014 to 2022, and is currently one of the Spain reporters at The Times. He is also a voice actor, and can be heard telling passengers to "mind the gap" on Spain's AVLO high-speed trains.

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