Overview

• Spanish Guardia Civil located Cole Henderson’s remains about 650 feet down Monte Perdido’s north face in a hard-to-reach, snow-covered area.
• Rescue crews employed a crane to airlift the body following nearly a month of challenging search efforts.
• Henderson, 27, disappeared on July 9 during a solo hike in Ordesa and Monte Perdido National Park where his phone last pinged near Torla.
• Mid-July searches deployed specialist mountain units, helicopters and aerial patrols tested by steep, snowbound terrain and severe weather.
• Authorities have notified Henderson’s parents and are gathering evidence to determine the circumstances of his fall.