A North Carolina lady who was finding out overseas in South Africa has died after disappearing Saturday whereas climbing.
The physique of Brook Cheuvront, 20,was discovered Sunday alongside a hiking trail on Satan’s Peak, Western Cape, police stated Sunday in response to News 24.
Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm Pojie, a police consultant, stated Cheuvront’s physique was discovered at about 2 p.m., a little bit greater than 24 hours after she was reported lacking.
“The physique of the lacking hiker was present in an space which is a part of Satan’s Peak, and was retrieved by EMS helicopter,” Pojie stated.
College of North Carolina pupil Brook Cheuvront discovered useless after going lacking on hike in South Africa: ‘We’re devastated’ https://t.co/7JWGOlnBUa pic.twitter.com/UXeIhEWzB4
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“An post-mortem will probably be carried out to find out the potential reason behind demise,” he stated.
Her father had taken to social media to name for assist, then posted his realization that his youngster was useless.
“Plsee take down all publish searching for brook,” her father, Steve, posted on Facebook.
“She was recovered. We’re devastated. God assist me and us,” he wrote on Sunday.
Horrible replace. Steve Cheuvront simply confirmed his daughter, Brook, was discovered deceased. No additional info.
“She was recovered. We’re devastated. God assist me and us.” – Steve Cheuvront https://t.co/M1ntklYsFo
— Grant Hughes (@GrantHughesNC) September 22, 2024
Cheuvront was an intern at a program that seeks to teach younger boys about gender-based violence, in response to the U.K. Daily Mail.
The Every day Mail famous that the hunt for Cheuvront started Saturday after she was reported lacking.
Rangers and wilderness search and rescue teams appeared for her Saturday, however she was not discovered till the following day when an plane joined within the search.
Brook Cheuvront, American pupil who went lacking throughout hike, discovered useless on South Africa’s Desk Mountain https://t.co/twbHLEU58m
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) September 23, 2024
Cheuvront, of Newland, North Carolina, was a sophomore on the College of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in response to WNCN-TV. Her internship in South Africa was by means of the College of Cape City.
Cheuvront was the 2022 valedictorian of Avery County Excessive College, the place her mom nonetheless teaches.
The varsity canceled all sporting occasions Monday in honor of Cheuvront, who ran cross-country on the college.
This text appeared initially on The Western Journal.
