Human remains found in the search for British hiker Esther Dingley who went missing in the Pyrenees have been confirmed as being hers.
Ms Dingley, 37, had been walking solo in the mountains near the Spanish and French border and was last seen on November 22.
LBT Global, the charity representing her family, said DNA testing confirmed that human remains found in the search were a match.
The charity stressed that the investigation is still in its infancy, with just one bone currently located.
Esther Dingley who went missing late last year (LBT Global/PA)
Ms Dingley’s partner Daniel Colegate and her mother Ria Bryant said in a statement: “We are distraught to report that we have received DNA confirmation that one of the bones found last week belongs to Esther.
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