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| Peru search for missing UK hiker Thomas Jagger | Peru search for missing UK hiker Thomas Jagger |
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| Rescue teams are searching for a missing UK hiker in a mountainous region of Peru. | Rescue teams are searching for a missing UK hiker in a mountainous region of Peru. |
| Thomas Jagger, 22, of Derbyshire, had been walking near Huaraz, in the Ancash region of the country. | Thomas Jagger, 22, of Derbyshire, had been walking near Huaraz, in the Ancash region of the country. |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said it was alerted seven days ago but could not confirm how long he had been missing. | |
| They issued a statement on behalf of the family and a close friend of Mr Jagger which said: "This is a sad time for both families." | |
| The statement, from Stuart, Helen, Frances and Iain Jagger and Mark, Julia and Luke Dyer, continued: "Tom was a much-loved son, brother and friend and we wish to be given time to come to terms with what has happened. | |
| "This difficult period is not being helped by speculative and untruthful reports appearing in the tabloid media. We would like to be left alone to grieve privately." | |
| Consular assistance is being provided to his family, who are thought to be from the Buxton area. | Consular assistance is being provided to his family, who are thought to be from the Buxton area. |