The body of a British GP who has been missing for nearly a month has been found in the French Alps.
Robert Bailey, 63, had not been seen since he went out walking in Les Houches, near Chamonix, on March 22.
Local news reported his body was found on Tuesday.
A spokesman for the Foreign Office said: “Our staff are supporting the family of a British man who has died in France, and are in contact with the French authorities. They have our sympathy at this deeply difficult time.”
Dr Bailey had been hiking in an area at the foot of France's highest peak, Mont Blanc, which lies on the border with Switzerland and Italy, and is popular with skiers and climbers.
The BBC reports he was a senior senior partner at Minster Medical Practice in Princes Street, Peterborough, and was the clinical lead for end-of-life care at the Peterborough & Cambridgeshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
Dr Gary Howsam, clinical chair of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG, told the broadcaster: "Our thoughts are with Dr Bailey's friends and family at this sad time as well as his colleagues and patients.
"Rob was a well loved and respected GP and all those who worked with him will miss him deeply."
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