![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/body-found-in-hunt-for-brit-astronomer-tom-marsh-missing-in-chilean-desert/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/0_SWNS_MISSING_PROFESSOR_002.jpg&description=A body has been found in rocky terrain in the search for missing Professor Tom March who was working at La Silla observatory on the outskirts of the Atacama Desert in ChileA body has been found in the search for Prof Tom Marsh A body has been found in the search for missing Professor Tom Marsh with police in Chile saying it belongs to the missing astronomer. Prof Marsh, 60, of Warwick University, disappeared on September 16 while working at La Silla observatory, which is located on the outskirts of the Atacama Desert in Chile. Local prosecutor Adrian Vega said that the body had been located after a long search in an area where it would be easy to "twist an ankle or fall" due to the rocky terrain. He told reporters: " It is a very rugged area, for people trying to climb down you have to pass through areas which are very rocky and it is where anyone could twist an ankle or fall and this is one of the hypothesis which the forensics will be examining." On Thursday, Warwick University said that a body had been found following an update from local authorities searching for the astronomer. The body was found close to the La Silla observatory in rocky terrain ( Getty Images/iStockphoto) A tweet from Chilean police said that the body was in the desert close to the observatory after an "intense search" in a rocky area of ravines. Police chief General Juan Munoz said that the body was now being taken for a medical examination to determine the cause of death. In a video message he said: "Today I am sad to say we have found the body of this person in this sector and now clearly we are going to carry out the recovery of the body to be given to the regional authorities." Police also tweeted: 'After an intense search with multiple divisions of law enforcement, the lifeless body of the astronomer missing since September 16 has been found. We are sorry to deliver this sad news and express our condolences to his family and friends." The Chilean authorities gave their condolences to Pr){kind=link}
A body has been found in rocky terrain in the search for missing Professor Tom March who was working at La Silla observatory on the outskirts of the Atacama Desert in Chile
A body has been found in the search for missing Professor Tom Marsh with police in Chile saying it belongs to the missing astronomer.
Prof Marsh, 60, of Warwick University, disappeared on September 16 while working at La Silla observatory, which is located on the outskirts of the Atacama Desert in Chile.
Local prosecutor Adrian Vega said that the body had been located after a long search in an area where it would be easy to “twist an ankle or fall” due to the rocky terrain.
He told reporters: ” It is a very rugged area, for people trying to climb down you have to pass through areas which are very rocky and it is where anyone could twist an ankle or fall and this is one of the hypothesis which the forensics will be examining.”