Body of Catherine Shaw, 23, who went missing in Guatemala, has been found
A body has been found in the hunt for a 23-year-old British woman who went missing in Guatemala.
Catherine Shaw, who has been travelling since September last year, was reported missing on March 5.
She had been staying in the Lake Atitlan area of the country and was last seen by a friend the previous night.
On Monday evening the Lucie Blackman Trust, which is supporting Ms Shaw’s family, said a body had been found which is believed to be that of the 23-year-old, who is from Witney, Oxfordshire.
It later confirmed that the body was Catherine’s.
We are now able to confirm that the body found in the search in Guatemala is that of missing Catherine Shaw. Thank you to everyone who has helped in the search. Our thoughts are with Catherine@s family, who we will continue to support as they need.
— Lucie Blackman Trust (@MissingAbroad) March 11, 2019
The trust said: “We are now able to confirm that the body found in the search in Guatemala is that of missing Catherine Shaw.
“Thank you to everyone who has helped in the search. Our thoughts are with Catherine@s family, who we will continue to support as they need.”
The charity said Catherine had left the Eco Hotel in Mayachik, near San Pedro and San Juan, on March 5 at 1.37am, returning at 3.19am then leaving again at 5.23am in the direction of the lake with a puppy.
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The puppy was later found alone at the highest lookout of Indian Nose, a volcano overlooking Lake Atitlan, San Pedro and San Juan between 5am and 6am on Friday morning.
The trust had received many sightings of female travellers matching Ms Shaw’s description and had to work through several leads.
Other challenges in the search also included communication issues due to lack of power in the area.
