The devastated family of a British hiker missing in the Pyrenees fear that she could have been kidnapped – as searches could be called off due to bad weather. Police could be ‘months away’ from resuming a full air and ground mountain search for missing hiker Esther Dingley, 37, officers hunting for her have admitted … Read more
Police could be ‘months away’ from resuming a full air and ground mountain search for missing hiker Esther Dingley, officers hunting for her have admitted – as her aunt says the family are feeling ‘distraught and utterly helpless’. Bad weather reached the area late on Thursday, leading to the week-long search involving helicopters, dogs and around … Read more
When they gave up their well-paid jobs and set off on their travels in a second-hand camper van, Esther Dingley and her boyfriend, Dan Colegate, told baffled friends and family members: ‘It’s a feeling we’re searching for.’ For the past six years, that unconventional quest has taken these two brilliant young Oxford graduates to the … Read more
The search for missing British hiker Esther Dingley was suspended because of bad weather today, after police acknowledged that she could have been attacked. The Spanish Civil Guard says it is halting the search because of snowstorms in the Pyrenees, with bad weather expected to continue all weekend. While rescuers will hold a daily assessment … Read more
Police investigating the disappearance of British blogger Esther Dingley in the Pyrenees are seeking a man who gave the solo hiker a lift, it was revealed last night. Spanish and French authorities believe the unknown individual could prove crucial in tracking down the 37-year-old from Durham, who was reported missing over a week ago. Search … Read more
A British ‘van life’ blogger who vanished hiking solo in the Pyrenees is no longer in the mountains, rescuers believe, as they look at ‘options beyond an accident’. Teams from both France and Spain have spent a week scouring hiking trails in the mountainous border region for 37-year-old Esther Dingley – from Durham – but … Read more
An injured hiker who slipped and got trapped under a massive falling boulder in California for 12 excruciating hours has been miraculously rescued after he cut his pants open with a pen knife to get his phone and he dug his way out from under the rock. Jason Koch, 48, was hiking in the heavily wooded … Read more
A Utah man filmed the terrifying six minutes he was stalked and lunged at by a cougar after he accidentally came too close to her cubs as he hiked on Saturday. Kyle Burgess, 26, was heading back from a trail run at Slate Canyon near Provo at around 5pm when he spotted the cubs ahead … Read more
An 80-year-old hiker feared dead when he went missing in the Yorkshire Dales for four days has been reunited with his wife who he said was a ‘bit angry’ when he finally got home. Pensioner Harry Harvey, described as a ‘competent hiker’, went missing in the Gunnerside area of Richmondshire, North Yorkshire wjen he got … Read more
This is the incredible moment an 80-year-old hiker who was feared dead after he was reported missing for three days was reunited with his tearful family at a press conference they were holding to find him. Pensioner Harry Harvey, described as a ‘competent hiker’, was reported missing in the Gunnerside area of Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, at … Read more