A British woman and four other tourists have been found dead in Chilean Patagonia, authorities say.

The bodies were discovered on Tuesday afternoon in the mountainous Torres del Paine National Park, near Chile's southern tip. José Antonio Ruiz, the presidential delegate of Magallanes, confirmed the victims included a British woman, two Mexican nationals - one woman and one man - and two German nationals - one woman and one man.

The tourists were reportedly killed on Monday following a fierce snowstorm , with wind speeds exceeding 120mph, equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane . Ruiz said they got lost near the park’s Los Perros camp - an area that can only be reached by a four-to five-hour trek from the nearest point accessible by vehicle.

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