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Spanish Crews Scour Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park for Missing U.S. Hiker

The Guardia Civil’s mountain rescue specialists deploy aerial reconnaissance alongside ground teams to trace Henderson’s last known route.

Cole Henderson, 27, missing in the Pyrenees mountains of Spain.
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Spanish authorities are searching for Cole Henderson, pictured, who went missing during a hike in the Pyrenees.

Overview

  • The Guardia Civil’s GREIM mountain rescue teams and Spanish air units have conducted consecutive daily sweeps across rugged high-altitude terrain since Henderson went missing.
  • Coordination with the American embassy and Henderson’s family has helped focus resources and guide patrols to remote refuges and known hiking corridors.
  • Henderson’s parked car in Torla remains the starting point for search parties navigating steep, snow-laden “Peu Difficile” routes prone to crevasses.
  • Family-led social media campaigns have circulated Henderson’s photo and planned itinerary through international hiking networks to solicit eyewitness reports.
  • Ongoing snowfields and spotty mobile coverage continue to impede efforts to pinpoint the 27-year-old’s precise whereabouts in the remote Pyrenees