Family of missing hiker who vanished in the Pyrenees three weeks ago issue desperate plea

The heart-broken family of missing hiker Esther Dingley have called for help to find her, saying: ‘we just want her back’. In a joint statement, partner Daniel Colegate and mother Maria ‘Ria’ Bryant said they were utterly distraught three weeks after Dingley, 37, disappeared while hiking across the Pyrenees mountains. They said: ‘We are utterly … Read more

Family of missing hiker who vanished in the Pyrenees three weeks ago issue desperate plea

The heart-broken family of missing hiker Esther Dingley have called for help to find her, saying: ‘we just want her back’. In a joint statement, partner Daniel Colegate and mother Maria ‘Ria’ Bryant said they were utterly distraught three weeks after Dingley, 37, disappeared while hiking across the Pyrenees mountains. They said: ‘We are utterly … Read more

Esther Dingley: Police believe missing British hiker went missing voluntarily

French and Spanish police believe British hiker Esther Dingley deliberately went missing in the Pyrenees because she feared her nomadic life was set to end. With her partner Daniel Colgate reportedly wanting to settle down after six years of European camper van adventures, authorities have said they are focusing their investigations on a ‘voluntary disappearance’. At … Read more

Esther Dingley: Police believe missing British hiker went missing voluntarily

French and Spanish police believe British hiker Esther Dingley deliberately went missing in the Pyrenees because she feared her nomadic life was set to end. With her partner Daniel Colgate reportedly wanting to settle down after six years of European camper van adventures, authorities have said they are focusing their investigations on a ‘voluntary disappearance’. At … Read more

Dog walker saw someone asleep in Brit hiker Esther Dingley’s camper van TEN DAYS after she vanished

The mystery of missing Briton Esther Dingley’s disappearance deepened today after someone was spotted sleeping in the hiker’s campervan ten days after she vanished. A dog walker said she saw a light on in the British-registered Fiat Chausson camper and then, on closer inspection, spotted a figure lying on the back seat.  The young woman, called … Read more

Locals fear British hiker missing in Pyrenees ‘could have fallen into lake or other freezing water’

Last night a source close to the search for British hiker Esther Dingley in the Pyrenees told the Daily Mail of his fears she could have fallen into a lake or other freezing water. The 37-year-old had been planning to camp next to one of a number of high altitude lakes in the area days before … Read more

Locals fear British hiker missing in Pyrenees ‘could have fallen into lake or other freezing water’

Last night a source close to the search for British hiker Esther Dingley in the Pyrenees told the Daily Mail of his fears she could have fallen into a lake or other freezing water. The 37-year-old had been planning to camp next to one of a number of high altitude lakes in the area days before … Read more

Family of British hiker missing in Pyrenees fear she has been kidnapped

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

Family of British hiker missing in Pyrenees fear she has been kidnapped

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

Forensic reconstruction of hiker Esther Dingley’s disappearance in the Pyrenees is revealed

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