Elizabeth Wolsey Morgan said her family are in despair as they wait for news in the hunt for the 37-year-old hiker – 11 days after partner Dan Colegate reported her missing in the Pyrenees. Tonight the manager of a mountain refuge where experienced mountain trekker Esther stayed said her disappearance was “very strange”. Elizabeth, 68, said: “She’s a strong girl and the thing is, the longer it goes on, you wonder has she been kidnapped? He’s in pieces.”French and Spanish mountain rescue teams halted the search in the peaks, involving helicopters and dogs, after treacherous weather on Thursday night and have been unable to continue. Another witness to have seen Esther, from Durham, yesterday came forward and spoke to investigators.

Source: Daily Mirror December 05, 2020 22:31 UTC