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| Search for British holidaymaker in Tenerife finds body | Search for British holidaymaker in Tenerife finds body |
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| Police searching in Tenerife for a missing British holidaymaker have found a body. | Police searching in Tenerife for a missing British holidaymaker have found a body. |
| Peter Henley, 50, from Dover, Kent, flew to the Spanish island on 6 December and stayed in the resorts of Puerto de Santiago and Puerto de la Cruz. | Peter Henley, 50, from Dover, Kent, flew to the Spanish island on 6 December and stayed in the resorts of Puerto de Santiago and Puerto de la Cruz. |
| He had booked further nights at a hotel in Costa de Silencio but failed to check in. | He had booked further nights at a hotel in Costa de Silencio but failed to check in. |
| The alarm was raised when the keen walker and photographer failed to return to Britain on 18 December. | The alarm was raised when the keen walker and photographer failed to return to Britain on 18 December. |
| Television and radio appeals were made on the island, and a Facebook group was set up in an effort to trace Henley. | Television and radio appeals were made on the island, and a Facebook group was set up in an effort to trace Henley. |
| Kent police liaised with Interpol and a tour representative to aid the search but it emerged on Tuesday that a body believed to be Henley's had been found. | Kent police liaised with Interpol and a tour representative to aid the search but it emerged on Tuesday that a body believed to be Henley's had been found. |
| According to reports from the Canary Islands, the body was recovered from a popular hiking spot near the coast at Los Realejos on the north side of the island. | According to reports from the Canary Islands, the body was recovered from a popular hiking spot near the coast at Los Realejos on the north side of the island. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware that a British national has died in Tenerife. | A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are aware that a British national has died in Tenerife. |
| "We are unable to confirm details at the moment but we are providing consular assistance." | "We are unable to confirm details at the moment but we are providing consular assistance." |
| Relatives of Henley, a long-term employee of the travel and insurance company Saga, had previously told reporters that he was not depressed and was looking forward to Christmas. | Relatives of Henley, a long-term employee of the travel and insurance company Saga, had previously told reporters that he was not depressed and was looking forward to Christmas. |
| On Monday night, his colleagues had said they "hope for the best, though fear the worst". | On Monday night, his colleagues had said they "hope for the best, though fear the worst". |
| Paul Green, Saga's director of communications, said: "As the producer of the company's staff magazine, Peter Henley is a well-known and well-liked figure within Saga. | Paul Green, Saga's director of communications, said: "As the producer of the company's staff magazine, Peter Henley is a well-known and well-liked figure within Saga. |
| "He has been with the company for nearly 28 years. Colleagues were concerned when Peter did not come into the office after a planned holiday to Tenerife. | "He has been with the company for nearly 28 years. Colleagues were concerned when Peter did not come into the office after a planned holiday to Tenerife. |
| "When they could not contact Peter on the phone our HR team contacted Peter's relatives who subsequently raised the alarm with the police. | "When they could not contact Peter on the phone our HR team contacted Peter's relatives who subsequently raised the alarm with the police. |
| "Although Peter, a keen walker and photographer, travelled independently we have used our rep in Tenerife to help make contact with the emergency services, hotels and hospitals in the area. | "Although Peter, a keen walker and photographer, travelled independently we have used our rep in Tenerife to help make contact with the emergency services, hotels and hospitals in the area. |
| "We understand the FCO have confirmed the death of a British national in Tenerife. However, as yet there is not a confirmed identity, so we hope for the best, though fear the worst. | "We understand the FCO have confirmed the death of a British national in Tenerife. However, as yet there is not a confirmed identity, so we hope for the best, though fear the worst. |
| "Our thoughts and prayers are with Peter and his family." | "Our thoughts and prayers are with Peter and his family." |
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