Overview

• Spanish Guardia Civil said the body was located on Aug. 8 on the north face of Monte Perdido after a nearly month-long search.
• Rescuers used a crane to airlift the remains from a remote slope roughly 650 feet below the peak due to steep, snow-covered conditions.
• Authorities are conducting forensic examinations to formally verify the identity and have not yet determined the cause of the fall.
• The U.S. Embassy has notified Henderson’s family and is providing consular support as they await confirmation of the recovery.
• Henderson, a 27-year-old Rhodes College graduate living in Amsterdam, was last heard from on July 9 before he began his solo hike.