The body of astronomer Tom Marsh was found two months after his disappearance, police say.
Image source, Police handoutPolice searching for a professor who vanished from a research trip to the Chilean desert in September say they have found his body.
University of Warwick academic Prof Tom Marsh went missing during a visit to La Silla Observatory.
His body was found about 5km (three miles) from the observatory in the country’s Atacama desert, police said.
The authorities have not revealed the cause of death.
The founding professor of the university’s astronomy and astrophysics group was reported missing from the observatory on 16 September, two days after arriving in the country.
The 60-year-old from Rugby had been working as a visiting astronomer at the European Southern Observatory.
🚨 Ante intensa búsqueda de equipo multidisciplinario de Carabineros, #Gope #Coquimbo encontró el cuerpo sin vida de astrónomo extraviado desde el 16 de septiembre. Lamentamos entregar esta triste noticia y expresamos nuestras condolencias a su familia y amigos. pic.twitter.com/s7O5gYOWfZ
— Carabineros Región de Coquimbo (@CarabCoquimbo)
In a Twitter update the local police said the body had been found “in the face of an intense search” by the team.
“We are sorry to deliver this sad news and express our condolences to his family and friends,” it said.
His family had travelled to northern Chile to follow the search operation, local media reported.
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