Body of Missing British Hiker Found in French Alps
14th August 2025
The body Kirk Handley, 60, who has been missing for 11 months has been found in the Hautes-Alpes department. He disappeared on September 7th 2024 after setting out on a…
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The body Kirk Handley, 60, who has been missing for 11 months has been found in the Hautes-Alpes department.
He disappeared on September 7th 2024 after setting out on a solo hike and bivouac in the Col and Pic d’Arsine sector, between Villar-d’Arêne and Le Monêtier-les-Bains.
The remains were discovered at an isolated area at 2,500m last Sunday by another hiker, said the local police.
We reported on his disappearance earlier on PlanetSKI.
Mr Handley was said to be an experienced mountaineer and hiker.
The body has been recovered and will be examined by forensic services.
