Body of British tourist, 73, is found after she went missing during holiday to Canary Islands
Body of British tourist, 73, found after she went missing while on holiday in Canary Islands
- Anne Baillie was last seen at the Riu Palace Tres Islas Hotel in Fuerteventura
- Some personal belongings, including her phone, were found on a nearby beach
- Body found in Corralejo Dunes Natural Park three days after going missing
Officials on the holiday island of Fuerteventura say they have found the body of a British tourist who went missing on Wednesday.
Anne Baillie’s son Alex asked locals and holidaymakers for their help in a social media plea two days after she was last seen at the Riu Palace Tres Islas Hotel in the volcanic Canary Island and some personal belongings, including her cellphone, were found on a beach nearby.
She is said to have stayed with her family in the hotel on the island, the second largest of the Canary Islands.
Alex from Liverpool wrote alongside a photo of his 73-year-old mother: ‘This is my mother Anne Baillie.
“She has been reported missing since Wednesday, June 7 around 9:30 am.
The body of 73-year-old Anne Baillie (pictured), who was last seen at the Riu Palace Tres Islas Hotel on Wednesday, has been found
Local authorities said the Briton’s body was found in the Corralejo Dunes Natural Park (pictured) in the municipality of La Oliva
Last seen at RIU Palace Tres Islas with personal belongings found on the beach directly behind Hotel RIU Oliva.
“Please share and contact the police if you see her in the area. Thank you.’
Local reports around the time she disappeared said she had gone out for her usual morning walk.
Yesterday, an emergency service organization led by the municipality confirmed that her body had been found.
The discovery was made late Saturday.
Fuerteventura Emergencias said in a statement: ‘The lifeless body of the English tourist last seen on June 7 has been found in the Corralejo Dunes Natural Park in the municipality of La Oliva.
‘Various aid and security organizations were involved in the search.’
Anne’s relatives reportedly raised the alarm after she failed to return to her hotel.
Volunteers from hotel employees are said to have been among those who took part in the search.
Anne is said to have stayed with her family at the Riu Palace Tres Islas Hotel (pictured) on the island, the second largest of the Canary Islands.
An autopsy will take place and the results will be sent to a local examining magistrate instead of being made public immediately, as is normal in Spain.
There are no reports that authorities consider her death suspicious at this stage.
A British expat from Fuerteventura, who informed locals of the news that Anne had been found dead, wrote on Facebook yesterday: ‘Unfortunately, Anne’s body was discovered last night in the dunes.
Thank you to everyone who helped with the search and shared her son’s post.
Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences go out to her family and friends at this incredibly difficult time.
“I know her son thought there was an incredible community on the island and that means so much to him.”
The area where Anne’s body was discovered is located in the northeast of Fuerteventura in a desert landscape full of contrasts bordering the blue ocean.
The sand dunes offer spectacular views of the island of Lobos and Lanzarote.