Spanish search and rescue teams have found the body of an American hiker who went missing in the Pyrenees last month.

The body of Cole Henderson, 27, was located on the north face of Monte Perdido, the third-highest peak in the Pyrenees, Spain’s Guardia Civil confirmed to CNN in an emailed statement on Tuesday.

Authorities said the place where Henderson was found on Friday afternoon was a difficult area to access, with the specialist teams using a crane to airlift his body.

On July 9, Henderson told friends he was going to hike into the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in the province of Huesca. One of his last communications was a text to a friend saying he’d parked up and was putting his phone on airplane mode before starting his trek.

He was reported missing and a search began o

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