The body of British national Aiden Webb, who had been missing since Friday last week while trekking in Fansipan Mountain in northern Vietnam, was found Thursday afternoon, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

The rescue team sent out in search of Webb, 22, said the victim’s body had been found at 1:00 pm.

Located in Sa Pa District in Lao Cai Province, Fansipan is the highest peak in the three Indochinese countries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, at the height of 3,143 meters.

Webb’s corpse was discovered at an altitude of 2,800 meters above sea level and about one kilometer away from the T4 beam of the cable car system.

According to the rescue team, the man might have died three days before he was found.

The team is currently working closely with the cable car management to find ways to get the body out of the forest, which is expected to take hours due to the craggy terrains.

A team of about 50 people had joined in the search mission, including the military, Sa Pa police officers, the Hoang Lien National Park emergency team, and the Fansipan cable car company.

On Thursday last week, Aiden Webb and his girlfriend Bluebell Baugham checked in at a hotel in Sa Pa District.

Early the next morning, Webb set off to trek up Fansipan Mountain while his girlfriend stayed behind, though the two maintained contact through Facebook.

The man reportedly climbed along the cable car line towards the mountain top, packing lightly with some food, a flashlight, and a phone charger.

According to Baugham’s statements, the last message she received from Webb was at around 6:00 am on Saturday, when the man told her how he had got lost with injuries on his arm and leg.

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