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Missing Brit found in ravine after nearly 30 hours
Summary
A 76-year-old British woman who went missing while walking in Tenerife was found alive in a ravine nearly 30 hours later and airlifted to hospital.
Content
A 76-year-old British woman who went missing during a walk in Tenerife has been found alive and taken to hospital by air. She had been on holiday with her husband and went out on a planned walk on Friday morning. Family members posted appeals for help on social media and shared a map pin and photos to try to locate her. The case drew attention in online groups where people offered assistance.
What is known:
- The missing person is named as Susan Hornsby, aged 76, who went missing after setting off on a walk near Benijo Beach in northeast Tenerife.
- Family members reported she left about 10am for a three-hour hike and later sent an email saying she needed medical help.
- She was found in a ravine nearly 28–30 hours after she vanished and was airlifted to hospital.
- Family said her phone did not have location tracking enabled and that language barriers complicated early contact with local police.
Summary:
The immediate outcome reported is that she was located and is being cared for in hospital, and family members expressed relief. Undetermined at this time.
