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Search for Missing UK Student in Romanian Mountains Paused Again as Avalanche Risk Rises

Officials cite rescuer safety in deep winter snow and emphasize the case remains active pending safer conditions.

Overview

  • Salvamont Brașov suspended ground searches after a level‑4 avalanche assessment and snow depths over two metres in parts of the Tiganesti Valley.
  • The 18-year-old University of Bristol student called for help on November 23 reporting exhaustion and possible hypothermia and was advised to move toward the Mălăiești Chalet.
  • Rescuers found his backpack near the distress-call location, containing a sleeping bag and a stove, but no further trace has been identified.
  • Dozens of personnel, including canine teams, drones and helicopters, remain mobilized and will resume operations when weather permits.
  • Authorities are coordinating with his family in Romania and say there is no evidence he was heading to Bran Castle.