Body found in search for second British hiker on Spanish island of Majorca

A body has been found in the search for a British man who went missing in a mountainous area of Majorca.

It comes after the body of a British woman was found in the area earlier this week.

Both are believed to have been swept away in a flash flood.

Spain's Civil Guard said both people were on a trail that leads through a small canyon to the sea when the storm hit the Mediterranean island on Tuesday.

Emergency services have been searching the area near the Torrent de Pareis canyon, in the Tramuntana mountains, since Wednesday.

The man's body was found on Friday, the Civil Guard said.

From autumn until spring, the dramatic gorge which leads to a hidden beach is often flooded, and has no easy exits because of its sheer cliffs, according to a local tourism website.

The Balearic Islands and a large area of Spain's eastern coast were under alert for strong winds and heavy rains earlier in the week.

Thunderstorms over Barcelona forced the organisers of the America's Cup sailing event to postpone racing.

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