A British tourist who disappeared on a three-hour hike has been found 30 hours later in a ravine.
Susan Hornsby, 76 from Devon, has been airlifted to hospital after she disappeared in Tenerife on Friday morning.
The holidaymaker, visiting the picturesque island with her husband, set off on a walk on her own at around 10am local time on Friday.
Louise Bakewell first raised the alarm on Facebook on Friday, posting: ‘Can anyone help?
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‘My sister in law’s mother Susan Hornsby, aged 76, has gone missing in Tenerife after a walk on her own. She was wearing a red coat and white hat.
‘We have contacted the police but the language barrier is difficult. Any help would be wonderful thank you.’
Just before 1pm local time the next day, Louise added: ’27 hours still missing. Set off at 10am on a three-hour hike.
‘At midday sent an email saying she needed medical help. Police are involved. British embassy in Tenerife closes at the weekend.
‘If anyone is able to help in any way that would be wonderful. It is a well known walking route.’
However, around 2pm local time yesterday, Louise revealed the pensioner had been found alive and was being airlifted to hospital.
She wrote: ‘I managed to find her IMEI number and she’s just been found, alive after 28 hours.
‘She is being airlifted to hospital. I’m so relieved. She was found in a ravine and has been airlifted to hospital. That’s all I know at the moment.’
In a subsequent update on a Facebook group dedicated to assisting people reported as missing in Tenerife where she had first raised the alarm, she added: ‘She’s been found alive. And being airlifted to hospital.
‘Thank you so much for all your help and advice. What a wonderful group of people – my faith in humanity well and truly restored. Thank you.
‘Just to clarify- she went off on a walk alone and then became unwell. She did not have find my iPhone enabled on her phone- please tell your friends and relatives to always enable this if they can, just to be safe.’
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