Overview
- Authorities said a 61-year-old British walker was found dead in the Moeño canal inside Picos de Europa National Park in northern Spain.
- The rescue began at 7:11pm Thursday after he called emergency services to report he was lost, exhausted, and facing wind, low cloud, and rain.
- Regional Civil Protection coordinated a large search in the Posada de Valdeón area and deployed a rescue helicopter.
- The Civil Guard will extract the remains, and officials have not released a cause of death.
- The rugged park is known for fast weather shifts that challenge hikers, and UK travel advice urges people to check forecasts and plan routes before heading into the mountains.