Briton feared dead after going missing on Seychelles hike

A RETIRED British barrister is feared to have died after going missing on a solo hiking trip in the Seychelles last month.

Peter Clement, 57, from Richmond, was last seen shortly before midday on May 15 as he embarked on a jungle trek on the slippery Grand Barbe trail on Silhouette Island.

Local tour operators said Silhouette was not an obvious choice for a single traveller and it is thought the retired barrister may have run into bad weather on the 12-mile trail, which runs from one side of the mountainous island to the other. Seychelles police have now called off their joint land and sea operation with the coast guard and army after sending up a high-tech drone to try to locate Mr Clement.

All his personal belongings and travel documents were found intact in his hotel room at the Hilton Labriz, local police reported.

Mr Clement was the former head of chambers at 2 Harcourt Buildings where he practised for more than 30 years. He had been a captain in the Army legal service and had served in Northern Ireland.