Second body found in search for British hikers in Mallorca
Police have found a second body in the search for two British hikers who went missing in a mountainous area of Mallorca.
A man and a woman are believed to have been swept away when a flash flood hit earlier this week.
Spain’s Civil Guard said both people were on a trail that leads through a small canyon to the sea when the storm hit the Mediterranean island on Tuesday.
Emergency services have been searching the area near the Torrent de Pareis canyon in the Tramuntana mountains since Wednesday.
Spain’s Civil Guard told Reuters they found the woman’s body earlier this week and found the man’s on Friday.
The dramatic gorge which leads to a hidden beach is often flooded from autumn until spring, and has no easy exits because of its sheer cliffs, according to a local tourism website.
The Balearic Islands and a large area of Spain’s eastern coast were under alert for strong winds and heavy rains earlier in the week.
Thunderstorms over Barcelona forced the organisers of the America’s Cup sailing event to postpone racing.
Additional reporting by Reuters.
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