29 Jun, 2024 @ 12:04
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Body of missing British tourist is found in Spain after he disappeared in the mountains

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A MISSING British tourist has been found dead after disappearing in the mountains on Monday.

The unnamed 70-year-old vanished while hiking in the Pyrenees, sparking a days-long search by Spanish authorities.

The Guardia Civil force said the Brit was found at 1pm on Thursday, near the Aspe peak of the mountain range.

The body was discovered by three members of the search team, who arranged to have the corpse airlifted to a nearby mountain refuge.

According to the Guardia Civil, they had received a call from Interpol at around 6pm on Monday.

They said they feared the man was injured or lost and that they had managed to find his last known location by tracking his electronic bracelet.

However despite being sent the coordinates, the Brit was not found by Spanish police until three days later.

A spokesperson for the UK Foreign Office said: “We are supporting the family of a British man who died in Spain and are in contact with the local authorities.”

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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