Authorities searching for a British woman who went missing while hiking in the Pyrenees are looking at "other options beyond a mountain accident", her partner has said.
Esther Dingley and Dan Colegate have been travelling throughout Europe since 2014 and she was expected to return from a solo trek on Wednesday.
The 37-year-old set out to hike from the Port de la Glere to the Port de Venasque, a trek which follows the border between France and Spain, according to local police.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday evening, Mr Colegate said that the "prevailing opinion" of authorities was that Ms Dingley is not in the mountains following extensive searches.
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