Body Found in Search for Brit, 18, Who Vanished Near Dracula’s Castle
- An 18-year-old British student, George Smyth, went missing in November 2025 while hiking alone near Bran Castle in Romania's Valea Gigănești area.
- George made an emergency call stating he was exhausted and suffering from hypothermia in the Tiganesti valley at over 6,562 feet altitude.
- A body believed to be George's was found in the Bucegi Mountain region, and his family has been notified.
- George's family expressed devastation and thanked the mountain rescue team and authorities for their efforts during the search.
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A body was found during the search for an 18-year-old British boy who disappeared last year while hiking in Romania, the British police announced. George Smyth, a student in geology at the University of Bristol, disappeared in November 2025. On Saturday, the police in Avon and Somerset announced that a body found in the region where the searches were being carried out in Romania would be Smyth's. His family was informed and benefited from the su…
George Smyth, an 18-year-old British student, disappeared during an excursion to the Bucegi Mountains, Romania. After months of searching, they found a body that the authorities believe might be the young man’s.
A decomposing body was found on Friday in the Bucegi Mountains in Romania.
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