Remains linked to missing Brit hiker Esther Dingley could have been dragged to a path in the Pyrenees by wild animals, French police claim.
The grim theory was suggested by an officer, investigating the disappearance of the Oxford graduate, 37, last seen in November.
Bones were found close to Port de la Glere, on France’s border with Spain, on Friday Brown bears and wolves are among the creatures roaming freely in the mountain range.
Commander Jean-Marc Bordinaro, who has been involved in the search from day one, said: “This is indeed the area that Esther Dingley was supposed to be in when she disappeared, but we need to be cautious while the identification process is underway. “Everything suggests that these bones were recently moved by
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