Esther Dingley 'fell 100ft to her death after slipping on ledge in worn shoes'

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ESTHER Dingley suffered a lethal fall of up to 100ft into a rocky crevice after slipping in worn walking shoes without spikes in a moment of ‘possible thoughtlessness’, investigators believe. The h…

He said the shoes were worn after months of use, and "clearly the soles were a bit smooth."

Specialist French search teams made up of mountain police and soldiers supported by aircraft and sniffer dogs had completely failed to locate Esther's last known remains over eight months. The distance between her remains and the skull fragment is believed to have been made when a bear or a wolf dragged the skull to its resting place, reports say.An autopsy is due to be carried out on Esther's corpse, which is currently in Toulouse.Criminal Investigation Technicians from Toulouse were today still up in the mountains, examining the scene, and trying to find further lost items, including Ms Colegate’s yellow Lanshun Ultralight tent.

 

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