Chilean authorities find body of missing British astronomer 

The body of Thomas Marsh, a British astronomer who went missing in mid-September during a scientific research visit, has been found by Chilean authorities.

Authorities conducted an extensive search for Marsh, of the University of Warwick, across a vast area of the La Silla observatory, located in an arid, mountainous area 600 kilometers (373 miles) north of Chile’s capital, Santiago.

“After an intense search by a multidisciplinary team police officers (…) found the lifeless body of an astronomer missing since September 16,” the police unit in the northern region of Coquimbo said on its Twitter account.

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Authorities did not mention a cause of death.

The La Silla observatory is located on the southern edge of the Atacama Desert, about 2,400 meters (7,874 feet) above sea level. Northern Chile is a global hub for astronomical observation due to the quality of its skies.

Zainab Sa’id