Aidan Roche: British hiker lacking in Switzerland as household and pals ‘extraordinarily fearful’

Aug 03, 2023 at 9:19 PM
Aidan Roche: British hiker lacking in Switzerland as household and pals ‘extraordinarily fearful’

The household and pals of a British hiker final seen on a Swiss mountain six weeks in the past say they’re “extremely worried”.

Aidan Roche, 29, was final seen on 22 June on the Eiger Trail within the Grindelwald space of the Bernese Alps on the twelfth day of a two-week journey.

Since then, the solo traveller and chemical engineer from Middlesbrough has not been in touch with pals or household “which isn’t like him and we are extremely worried”, mentioned a GoFundMe web page arrange on behalf of Mr Roche’s brother Connor.

The fundraiser set as much as assist with the search, together with hiring a helicopter, has raised greater than £30,000.

Mr Roche’s family and friends have additionally shared the final movies Mr Roche despatched them within the hope that it might probably assist discover him.

In a TikTook video, Mr Roche’s pal Beth Taylor mentioned the 6ft 2in skilled trekker and camper has a “distinct tattoo on his arm” and “absolutely loved blaring music out of his speaker in his backpack”.

It additionally included the final movies despatched by Mr Roche to family and friends which function panoramic photographs of mountains and included different hikers.

Ms Taylor mentioned she hoped releasing the movies would possibly immediate a brand new lead in that hope that somebody can determine the opposite individuals in them.

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The fundraiser beforehand claimed authorities had launched a police and mountain rescue however had “exhausted every option they can for the past week” and had “stopped searching”.

In her TikTook video, Ms Taylor mentioned the search operation had “found his van but no sign of Aidan”.

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Last month, the GoFundMe web page mentioned Mr Roche’s household and prolonged household would exit to Switzerland on 21 July to “continue the search”.

The Eiger mountain path is a well-liked strolling route.