A discovery in Romania may finally answer what happened to a missing British student

A body believed to be that of missing British student George Smyth has been discovered in Romania nearly nine months after he vanished while hiking in the Bucegi Mountains.

17 August 2026 The body of 18-year-old British citizen George Smyth, a geology student at the University of Bristol, was found during search operations in Romania, according to an announcement from the Avon and Somerset Police cited by The Guardian. Smyth went missing in November 2025. The student, originally from Newp

George Smyth: body found in hunt for hiker missing since November  The Times

Family paid tribute to Bristol University geology student, 18, after being notified by Avon and Somerset police A body has been found in the search for an 18-year-old British man who went missing last year while hiking in Romania, UK police said. George Smyth, a geology student at the University of Bristol, went missin

A body is found during the search for George Smyth, who went missing while hiking in Romania.

Mr Smyth’s family thanked the mountain rescue team that ‘worked tirelessly’ since November trying to find their son

Body found in search for 18-year-old British hiker who went missing in Romania  lbc.co.uk