Missing British hiker found dead after 48-hour rescue mission in national park

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Missing British hiker found dead after 48-hour rescue mission in national park.

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A missing British hiker has been found dead after an unsuccessful 48-hour rescue mission in Spain.The 61-year-old man was reported missing on Thursday.He had been in the municipality of Posada de Valdeón, within the Picos de Europa National Park.His body was found in the Moeño canal, emergency services have said.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The Briton's body will be extracted by the Civil Guard.The unsuccessful search saw the Civil Protection and Emergency Agency sweep the area.A rescue helicopter was also deployed to assist with the ground search.The hiker first rang authorities to report he felt disoriented and tired while returning from a route towards Caín.A spokesman for a regional government-run emergency response coordination centre said at the time: "We are coordinating a rescue that began at 7.11pm on Thursday after receiving a 999 call from the Castilla and Leon province 999 ops centre, informing a British mountaineer aged 61 had become disorientated when he was doing a...

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