The searches undertaken since Thursday November 26 in the Pyrenees after the disappearance Sunday 22 of a British hiker of 37 years have still not given anything, indicated Monday November 30 the gendarmerie which published a notice of search.
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Esther Dingley has not given any sign of life since a WhatsApp message sent on November 22, specifies Chief Warrant Officer Pierre Guillard of the Luchon PGHM.
The young woman had left for the Spanish side before the start of the second confinement to benefit from more flexible traffic conditions.
It was to make a loop around the Pic de Safeguard (2738 m) "
between Spain (
where his car is parked
) and France while spending a night at the Vénasque refuge
," said the same source.
It was his companion, who remained in France, who, having no more news, gave the alert on Wednesday November 25 to the Spanish authorities.
Significant research resources have been deployed on both sides of the border.
As soon as the information was transmitted by the Guardia Civil, the Luchon PGHM associated with soldiers from the Luchon Mountain Gendarmerie Group as well as the Mountain CRS have crisscrossed with the help of a helicopter the sector in which the hiker is supposed to be.
According to Chief Warrant Officer Guillard, the chances of finding this young woman alive are extremely low given the temperatures at this altitude.
The emergency services could not detect the yellow tent she had taken.
In addition, his dark clothes could complicate the search in this season, said the gendarme.
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