He found the remains of his girlfriend, a climber lost in 2020, on a mountain

The remains of Esther dingley, a 37-year-old British hiker who went missing in November 2020, was found by her boyfriend, dan colégate, near where the remains of the woman’s skull were discovered about two weeks ago, in the Pyrenees, the mountain range that separates France and Spain.

After the suspension of searches at the beginning of the year, on July 1, 2021, members of the Gendarmerie and staff of the Air Unit and the Mountain Group of the Civil Guard of Benasque (Huesca) resumed the search without success. The last time Dingley was contacted alive It was November 22, 2020 as I was doing a solo ascent in the Salvaguardia peak, in the Pyrenees of Huesca.

“Yesterday, in the afternoon of August 9, Esther Dingley’s Body and Equipment they were found together in the Pyrenees, near where a cranial bone was discovered two weeks ago. The discovery was made by Esther’s partner Daniel Colegate after tireless efforts to search for him since his disappearance, ”said the support organization LBT Global it is a statement.

The find was in an area of very difficult access, a special helicopter operation may therefore be necessary to recover the remains. The area known as Port Glere it was also the site where part of the skull was found. The skull was taken to the lab for analysis and it was quickly confirmed that the DNA belonged to the missing Briton, but pathologists are still testing the bone fragment to try to establish the cause of death.

“At this point, an accident is the most likely hypothesis, given the location and other early indications. A full investigation to confirm the details surrounding this tragedy, ”he explains. LBT Global, an organization dedicated to supporting the families of missing persons.

Colegate, what I was 130 kilometers away On a French farm, he sounded the alarm a few days later when she did not show up at the appointed time. The couple were backpacking around Europe, and Dingley was on the last hike of a month-long solo expedition when he disappeared.

The two met in 2003 while they were students at the Oxford University then they moved to Durham in UK. And in 2014, after his health problem, the two embarked on a life of adventure in Europe, where they had taken long walks and bike rides.

Until Dingley’s disappearance, Colegate had written books about her travels, while she reflected all of his experiences on a blog.

Despite the disconcerting initial unsuccessful search after the disappearance, Colegate never gave up: hiked the endless trails and mountains of the Pyrenees in the hopes of finding clues that will lead him to his wife.

Colgate’s insistence prompted authorities to resume the search in early July. Even if the hypotheses of a possible removal have been consideredThe first discovery of the skull and now the body rejected this idea.

According to local media, the researchers suggest that the woman had an accident in the middle of his last excursion in November and may have fallen off a cliff hitting various parts of his body. However, the mystery continues.