{"id":1818,"date":"2026-05-16T18:44:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T18:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=1818"},"modified":"2026-05-16T18:44:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T18:44:35","slug":"brit-hiker-found-dead-in-spains-picos-de-europa-after-going-missing-on-mountain-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?p=1818","title":{"rendered":"Brit hiker found dead in Spain&#8217;s Picos de Europa after going missing on mountain route"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_e189fa\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">A 61-year-old British hiker has been found dead in Spain&#8217;s Picos de Europa National Park following a large-scale search and rescue operation, after he reported feeling disorientated and exhausted<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37165244\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scenic vista of a verdant valley with a serene lake nestled at its heart, bordered by lush green hills and a mist-laden sky, with two individuals traversing a winding path through the landscape.\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37165244.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_158359599.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37165244.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_158359599.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37165244.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_158359599.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37165244.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_158359599.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Mountain landscape in Picos de Europa\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Mountain landscape in Picos de Europa<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A British walker has been discovered dead in Spain following his disappearance earlier this week. The 61-year-old was reported missing on Thursday near the Canal de Moe\u00f1o, in the municipality of Posada de Valde\u00f3n, situated within the Picos de Europa National Park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">His body was recovered from the Moe\u00f1o canal, according to sources from the 112 Emergency Centre of Castilla y Le\u00f3n. The Civil Guard will handle the retrieval of the remains, <a aria-label=\"Europa Press reports.Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/horror-man-shot-outside-leigh-37165387\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Europa Press reports.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Civil Protection and Emergency Agency of the Junta de Castilla y Le\u00f3n had mounted an extensive search operation to find the Briton, deploying a rescue helicopter <a aria-label=\"amongst other resources.Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/us-news\/hikers-heartbreaking-last-voicemail-dad-37138108\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">amongst other resources.<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37116861\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37116861\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Civil Guard is investigating\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37116861.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Two-People-Arrested-In-Yuncos-toledo-In-Connection-With-The-Murder-Of-Begoa-Villacis-Brother.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37116861.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Two-People-Arrested-In-Yuncos-toledo-In-Connection-With-The-Murder-Of-Begoa-Villacis-Brother.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37116861.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Two-People-Arrested-In-Yuncos-toledo-In-Connection-With-The-Murder-Of-Begoa-Villacis-Brother.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/article37116861.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Two-People-Arrested-In-Yuncos-toledo-In-Connection-With-The-Murder-Of-Begoa-Villacis-Brother.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The Civil Guard is investigating\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The Civil Guard is investigating<cite aria-label=\"Image: Europa Press via Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Europa Press via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The walker himself had initially contacted emergency services, phoning to say he felt confused and exhausted while making his way back from a trek towards Ca\u00edn, reports <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/missing-brit-found-dead-spain-37164989\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">the Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A spokesperson for a regional government-run emergency response coordination centre said at the time: &#8220;We are coordinating a rescue that began at 7.11pm on Thursday after receiving a 999 call from the Castilla and Leon province 999 ops centre, informing a British mountaineer aged 61 had become disorientated when he was doing a mountain route in the Picos de Europa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;At that moment, he didn&#8217;t know where he was, the weather conditions were bad, with wind, low clouds and intermittent rain, and he said he was exhausted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The news comes after we reported how a hiker tragically killed in a suspected bear attack left a poignant voicemail for his father just moments before disaster struck. Anthony Pollio, 33, was on a solo hike during a two-week trip when he mysteriously vanished.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The seasoned adventurer reportedly rang his dad while trekking a mountain trail and told him he loved him. Days later, search teams discovered his <a aria-label=\"body in a remote woodland areaLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/panic-turkish-airlines-passengers-use-37138044\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">body in a remote woodland area<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The heartbreaking incident took place at <a aria-label=\"Glacier National Park in Montana, USALink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/im-american-buying-house-uk-37138008\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Glacier National Park in Montana, USA<\/a>, where Pollio had intended to hike towards the Mount Brown Fire Lookout. According to the National Park Service, Pollio had &#8220;communicated plans&#8221; to complete the route before he disappeared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our <a aria-label=\"newslettersLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/newsletter-preference-centre\/\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">newsletters<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 61-year-old British hiker has been found dead in Spain&#8217;s Picos de Europa National Park&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1819,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_158359599.jpg",1200,674,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_158359599-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_158359599-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_158359599-768x431.jpg",640,359,true],"large":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_158359599-1024x575.jpg",640,359,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_158359599.jpg",1200,674,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_158359599.jpg",1200,674,false],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_158359599-1115x674.jpg",1115,674,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_158359599-800x500.jpg",800,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_158359599-1024x575.jpg",1024,575,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_158359599-540x340.jpg",540,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/betreview.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/0_158359599-400x250.jpg",400,250,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?author=1"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/betreview.net\/?cat=7\" rel=\"category\">Stories<\/a>","tag_info":"Stories","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betreview.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}