Overview

• The 50-year-old father and advertising technology manager left Berlin to hike solo on Corsica’s GR20 trail on May 1 and last transmitted his location at 8:45 AM.
• A mountain guide discovered human remains on June 5 along the GR20 path.
• Officials in Bastia report that initial identification elements indicate the remains are likely those of the missing hiker.
• Search efforts by mountain rescue teams were hampered by severe weather, restricting air and ground operations.
• After the state-led search was suspended on May 16, the family launched a GoFundMe campaign to finance continued search efforts.