Randonneuse britannique disparue dans les Pyrénées : ce que révèle l'autopsie d'Esther Dingley
The autopsy of Esther Dingley's remains revealed that she died immediately after a fall.
She did not suffer. Esther Dingley, the 37-year-old hiker who went missing in the Pyrenees in November and whose body was found on Monday by her companion in the Luchonnais, died as a result of a fall. The autopsy took place this Thursday at the forensic institute in Toulouse," the Saint-Gaudens public prosecutor, Christophe Amunzateguy, told La Dépêche du Midi.
The doctors noted fractures which led to the immediate death of the person. The accidental cause of death is now the most likely explanation."
The discovery of her body on Monday, after her skull three weeks ago, led to a gendarmerie operation on Tuesday to extract the remains from the steep spot where she had been for eight months. A helicopter was dispatched to the site. The configuration of the site requires experience," the prosecutor said. The remains were was at the foot of a rock, which suggests a fall."
The dispersal of certain objects has allowed investigators from the Toulouse research section to envisage the scenario of this tragedy.
After having been in this area and having suffered the vagaries of the weather and the presence of wild animals, the victim's body was very damaged. Despite the conclusions of the autopsy, the investigations will continue, notably around the exploitation of the mobile phone found on Monday. A scan of Esther Dingley's skull is also due to be carried out.
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