Overview
- Mountain rescuers located the body of 63-year-old Laurence Deschaux Beaume on Sunday afternoon below a cliff near the cabane de Bouy above Gourette.
- The PGHM search teams found her in a steep sector of the GR10 after a two-day operation launched following a public witness appeal.
- She had departed alone from Eaux-Bonnes on March 5, planning to follow a high-mountain variant between Laruns and Gourette.
- Investigators currently favor an accidental fall, with an autopsy ordered to determine whether the death resulted from the fall or a possible prior medical issue.
- Officials will assess weather and trail conditions at the time, noting this stretch carries significant elevation changes and early‑March hazards.