His partner UK Hiker Esther Dingley The people who disappeared in the Pyrenees in November last year French And the Spanish police team involved in the search.
Ms. Ding Li, 37, has been walking alone in the mountainous area near the border between the two countries. She was last seen on November 22.
Her body and equipment were found by her partner Daniel Colegate on Monday, August 9.
Mr. Colegate and Ms. Dingley at Oxford university And live in Durham Six years ago, they drove around Europe in a motorhome.
We have personally thanked everyone, but I want to say it publicly.I have personally experienced how difficult it is to find the answer, honestly, I don’t think they can do more
In a statement on the Facebook page shared by the couple, Mr. Colgate thanked everyone who played a role in finding Ms. Dingley.
He wrote: “The purpose of this article is only to express my continued gratitude and admiration for the work done by all the police teams on both sides of the border involved in the work done by all the police teams on both sides of the border-from that day on the search for one-the search and rescue unit and the two Investigation team.
“I simply don’t have enough vocabulary to fully express how great the challenges of the past few months are, but I am sure that without the support, courage and determination of the individuals assigned to lead the case and their team members, these difficulties would have increased significantly. .
“We have personally thanked everyone, but I want to say it publicly. I have personally experienced how difficult it is to find the answer. To be honest, I don’t think they can do more. The only difference between me and them is that I only have one task. And they are continuing to rescue others. They are heroes.”
In an interview with “Daily Mail”, the prosecutor in charge of the investigation, Christophe Amunzateguy (Christophe Amunzateguy) said that Ms. Dingli was likely to fall to her death after losing her foothold on a rock ledge.
He told the newspaper: “The accidental theory is now very powerful because the body was found directly under a rocky mountain.
“We believe Esther will fall, because along this wall, we found her belongings, and they eventually fell to the bottom. We estimate that the drop is about 20 meters or even 30 meters.
“We will never know the exact circumstances of the death, the person who fell, and the condition of the body, making the investigation very complicated.”
Instead of “flowers and cards,” Mr. Colgate asked kind people to donate to his fundraising page to raise funds for Ms. Ding Li’s favorite charity, Sightsavers, which is dedicated to curing preventable blindness.
He wrote: “Sharing the beauty of the world is another hobby of Esther. For completely preventable reasons, no one should be able to see the magical universe in which we live, and it hurts her deeply.”
Anyone who wants to donate to fundraising activities can donate at gofundme.com/f/t8gevj-remembering-esther
