Spanish police said Tuesday that rescuers found the body of a 27-year-old American hiker who disappeared nearly a month ago.
Authorities said a team of rescuers found Cole Henderson’s body in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, in the mountain range along Spain’s border with France.
Henderson was reported missing July 14, days after he was supposed to return to his home in the Netherlands, police said. He parked his car in the nearby town of Torla on July 9 before he began his hike.
Police said they found Henderson’s body “in a difficult-to-access area on the north face of Monte Perdido, in the municipality of Bielsa, after a fall of about 200 meters.”
Henderson “showed no signs compatible with life,” they added.
Spanish authorities said they deployed several teams of search rescuers, canine handlers, search dogs and drone pilots to look for Henderson.
Henderson was living in Amsterdam and working as an engineer for Dexter Energy, a company that provides artificial intelligence forecasting for renewable energy companies, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Before he lived in Amsterdam, Henderson lived in San Francisco and Massachusetts, working as an engineer for different companies, according to his LinkedIn profile.
He received a degree in computer science in 2020 from Rhodes College, a liberal arts college in Memphis, Tennessee, where he graduated with honors and was a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, according to his personal website and his LinkedIn page.
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