The Disappearance of Esther Dingley, Nov 2020

Updates since video aired:

Spanish Police have resumes their search efforts. here is the link to the latest info regarding their search and the case:

Hello everyone. I hope everyone had a good holiday; and is staying healthy, and safe.

In today's video, I will be discussing the disappearance of Esther Dingley.
Esther Dingley, 37 from Durham, England went missing on November 22, 2020 while hiking in the Pyrenees on the France/Spain border.

Esther had been traveling around Europe with her partner Dan Colgate for 6 years in their Fiat camper. The couple had been together for roughly 19 years.

At roughly 10.30am on Saturday, November 21, Ms Dingley, 37, set off up a mountain path from a spot known as Plan de l'Estany. It was the day before the Oxford graduate was last seen alive in the Pyrenees near the village of Benasque.

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My thoughts and prayers 🙏 go out to the friends and family of Esther Dingley.

Thank you for watching!

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Esther Dingley
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[bawattsyl]

Updates: Hey everyone, I just wanted to update you and let you know the Spanish Police have started their search back up as of last week (June 10, 2021) her partner Dan Colgate has been searching with private search efforts since last November, but thankfully now the authorities are getting involved again! I'll leave a link to the latest news article in the description at the top of the description. Thank you for watching and your support 🙏

[Bagelsandcreamcheese]

Her remains have been found. Medical exam confirmed she fell from a height and her remains were likely scattered by animals. Incredibly sad, I hope she didn’t suffer. RIP

[r.c.miller]

Excellent channel. Very caring & humane narrator. Beautiful voice.

[Firefy]

You do Great Work! You deserve more followers! Thank you for all you do!!

[serenityhiker]

Very Kind of you to cover these cases, and your presentation is very nice! Thank you

[christinetaggart]

What a sensitive presenter and presentation of this very distressing subject.
Thank you for the work you do to keep this information “fresh” in he public sector.
Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

[joegriffin]

Lack of food, exhaustion, poor clothing and freezing weather conditions are not a good combination.

[catsanctuary]

Thank you for all you do and for your respect and empathy towards the families.

[onetime]

I think hiking alone is just a bad idea.

[emmas]

Women are very vulnerable when it comes to hiking and should always be armed in some way. I do not hike a lot, yet I have still run into quite a few creepy men, leading me to believe that there is a disproportionate amount of creeps on various trails.

[Forestventures]

You have a wonderful and soothing voice, I could listen to you all day

[oliverave]

You may think you are anonymous and random and safe but the psycho out looking for a victim has already got you sized up. Crime travels and it travels to where it's easy to commit, like in remote mountains.

[yokehuatgoh]

Why are all these people going missing? so many stories. seemingly rational and physically able folks. Are people just getting lost? no maps/compass, no gps, no in-reach. i think people are just getting lost because they overestimate their navigational abilities. "oh, i won't miss or leave the trail..."; but day dream a little, the trail's gone; turn around, everything looks the same. people are too casual towards hiking in the wilderness, i think.

[erinbevan]

Just want to say, hiking alone is awesome. I encounter amazing people on trail and if they are weird you don't have to walk with them. Bring good first aid, have a plan and communicate with a designated contact person, have back up navigation, carry an emergency whistle. If possible, a sat com or plb. Point is, with some smarts and preparedness, it is perfectly safe to be out on trail alone. Bad things can also happen in your own backyard. Live life without fear!🙌

[AA-wdor]

When storm, snowing, strong wind and dense fog starts in mountains even most experienced can be lost and many also die of expousure, lost trail, fall ...

[nextwave]

It isn't safe for a woman, or for anyone, but especially a woman, to go hiking alone.

[mariabronn]

The last people who allegedly saw her were a Spanish couple coming down the Pic de Sauvegarde. They talked to her around 3pm while she was going up alone. Some articles say the man is a former Olympic skier who was hiking with his girlfriend. According to him she did not look tired and was carrying a huge backpack

[sparrowhawkerdesigns]

If the French police think there was no accident possible, they need to say why. Because, literally, anybody can twist an ankle and fall into a crevasse.

[jean-pierredelorraine]

Excellent. Great report and you stuck to the facts, no wild speculations although certainly one could suspect the "paranormal" as in so many cases worldwide, but you didn't go there. I know that area a little, where Ms Dingle vanished. I've driven through the Pyrenees many times, and I must admit, it's quite a spooky place and I would never spend a night alone there: not in a hut or refuge, and certainly not in a tent. Hikes should be done in groups hiking closely together never allowing for any member to get separated by more than 5 yards. Cheers.

[paddydunne]

Feel the people touched by this tragic loss. I’ve been riding bikes in the Pyrenees for nearly forty years travelling down there. And I still class myself as totally inexperienced. I break a lot of the rules like riding alone. Traversing the mountains at night etc. I’m well aware one day my luck will run out. Sometimes I wonder when I hear these stories, I can’t help but think they are fellow travelers trying to navigate the depths of depression by pushing oneself to the limit in an attempt to relive the weight that is on your shoulders. 🍀