Missing hiker Esther Dingley’s boyfriend denies having anything to do with her disappearance & vows to look for her

HIKER Esther Dingley’s boyfriend has denied having anything to do with her disappearance — and vowed to look for her. Dan Colegate, 38, was cycling 100 miles away when he last heard from solo trekker Esther, 37, in a text from the Pyrenees on November 22. Spanish and French cops have drawn a blank. Dan, […]

HIKER Esther Dingley’s boyfriend has denied having anything to do with her disappearance — and vowed to look for her.

Dan Colegate, 38, was cycling 100 miles away when he last heard from solo trekker Esther, 37, in a text from the Pyrenees on November 22.

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Missing hiker Esther Dingley’s boyfriend Dan Colegate denies having anything to do with her disappearance[/caption]

Spanish and French cops have drawn a blank.

Dan, from Durham, admitted tensions in their relationship but said they had worked hard at it.

He said: “I’ve bought a campervan so will return as soon as the law allows.

“The initial search was so thorough.

“That’s why I lean towards someone else being involved.

“I can’t say I’m coping right now. Life feels hollow.”

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Dan, 38, has also vowed to return to the Pyrenees in a bid to search for her [/caption]

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Dan said he would go back in a campervan he bought ‘as soon as the law allows’[/caption]

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Spanish and French cops have drawn a blank in the hunt for missing hiker Esther[/caption]

Missing persons charity LBT Global is helping.

Dan added : “On the 15th February we will have been together for 19 years.

“We’d have given each other a card, but the truth is that every day we spent together was a celebration for us. Everything we loved to do, we were already doing.’’

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