A BRIT tourist has tragically been found dead on the holiday island of Fuerteventura after she reportedly vanished on her morning walk.
Anne Baillie, 73, was last seen at the Riu Palace Tres Islas Hotel in the volcanic Canary Islands last Wednesday morning.
She is understood to have been enjoying a family holiday when she disappeared after leaving the accommodation for her usual morning walk.
A huge search was launched for the Brit after her relatives raised the alarm when she failed to return, according to local reports.
Hotel workers are said to have been among the volunteers who aided the hunt.
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A local council-run emergency services organisation then confirmed her body had been found on Sunday.
Fuerteventura Emergencias said in a statement: "The lifeless body of the English tourist last seen on June 7 has been located in the Corralejo Dunes Natural Park in the municipality of La Oliva.
"Different emergency and security organisations had been involved in the search."
The preserved park area boasts vast sand dunes, the largest in the Canary Islands, and is popular with tourists who flock to the pristine beaches.
The discovery of Anne's body is understood to have been made late on Saturday.
Her devastated son Alex had made a heartfelt social media appeal to locals and tourists to help find his mum on Friday.
He explained that some of Anne's belongings - including her mobile phone - had been found discarded on a beach nearby.
Sharing a photo of his beloved mother, Liverpool-based Alex wrote: "This is my mum Anne Baillie.
"She’s been reported missing since around 9.30am, Wednesday June 7.
"Last seen at the RIU Palace Tres Islas with personal belongings found on the beach directly behind the Hotel RIU Oliva.
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"Please share and contact the police if you have seen her in the area. Thank you."
A post-mortem is set to take place to determine Anne's cause of death, although authorities are not reported to be treating it as suspicious at this stage.
The results will then be sent to a local investigating court, instead of being made immediately public as is normal in Spain.
A British ex-pat based in Fuerteventura who had been updating locals on the search for Anne shared the sad news in a Facebook post.
She wrote: "Unfortunately Anne’s body was discovered last night on the dunes.
"Thank you to everyone who helped search and shared her son’s post.
"Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences go to her family and friends in this awfully difficult time.
"I know her son felt there was an incredible community on the island and it means so much to him."
The area where the Brit's body was discovered is in the north-east of Fuerteventura in a desert landscape full of contrasts bordering the blue ocean.
The sand dunes offer spectacular views of Lobos Island and Lanzarote, but visitors are warned to be wary of the strong currents.
