Body found in search for hillwalker who disappeared on Ben Nevis

Zekun Zhang, 26, was last seen near the summit of nearby peak Càrn Mòr Dearg around 1pm on April 11.

Body found in search for hillwalker Zekun Zhang who disappeared on Ben Nevis Police Scotland

A body has been found in the search for a hillwalker who disappeared on Ben Nevis.

Zekun Zhang, 26, was last seen near the summit of nearby peak Càrn Mòr Dearg around 1pm on April 11.

The alarm was raised when he failed to return to the North Face car park as planned.

At around 3.30pm on April 13, the body of a man was discovered on Ben Nevis.

Formal identification has yet to take place, but police said the family of missing Mr Zhang has been made aware.

There are no apparent suspicious circumstances and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.

Inspector Ross McCartney said: “I would like to thank all mountain rescue teams that assisted with the search.”

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