{"id":2344970,"date":"2024-09-23T16:55:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T20:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-search-for-college-student-ends-tragically-after-body-is-found-in-hiking-disaster\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T16:55:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T20:55:44","slug":"desperate-search-for-college-student-ends-tragically-after-body-is-found-in-hiking-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desperate-search-for-college-student-ends-tragically-after-body-is-found-in-hiking-disaster\/","title":{"rendered":"Desperate Search for College Student Ends Tragically After Body Is Found in Hiking Disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesperate-search-for-college-student-ends-tragically-after-body-is-found-in-hiking-disaster%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2344970&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Brook Cheuvront, a 20-year-old student from North Carolina,\u200c was \u200bstudying abroad in South \u2064Africa when \u2062she went missing while\u200c hiking on Devil&#8217;s Peak.\u200c After a \u2064search effort that lasted over 24 hours, her body was discovered along the hiking trail. Authorities \u200dreported that her remains were\u2062 retrieved by\u200b an EMS helicopter, and\u200b an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death. Brook was an intern\u200d through the University of Cape Town and \u2064had\u2063 previously excelled academically, being valedictorian of\u2063 her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-expected-to-follow-up-race-based-admissions-decision-with-new-case-on-huge-issue-at-high-schools\/\" title=\"SCOTUS to tackle major high school issue after race-based admissions ruling.\">high\u2063 school<\/a>. The local community, including her school,\u200b mourns\u2064 her tragic passing, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/france-enacts-climate-change-lockdowns\/\" title=\"France Enacts Climate Change Lockdowns\">cancelled events<\/a> in her honor. Her \u2064father expressed his \u200ddevastation on social media after searching \u200dfor her and confirmed the news of her death.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A North Carolina woman who was studying abroad in South Africa has died after disappearing Saturday while hiking.<\/p>\n<p>The body of Brook Cheuvront, 20,was found Sunday along a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hiker-stranded-mountain-14-co-workers-leave-remove-path-markers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hiking trail<\/a> on Devil&rsquo;s Peak, Western Cape, police said Sunday according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/southafrica\/news\/missing-us-hiker-found-dead-on-devils-peak-20240922\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News 24<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm Pojie, a police representative, said Cheuvront&rsquo;s body was found at about 2 p.m., a little more than 24 hours after she was reported missing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The body of the missing hiker was found in an area which is part of Devil&rsquo;s Peak, and was retrieved by EMS helicopter,&rdquo; Pojie said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">University of North Carolina student Brook Cheuvront <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/he-spent-nearly-20-years-in-prison-for-a-murder-he-didnt-commit-he-was-just-released\/\" title=\"He Spent Nearly 20 Years In Prison For A Murder He Didn\u2019t Commit. He Was Just Released.\">found dead<\/a> after going missing on hike in South Africa: &lsquo;We are devastated&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7JWGOlnBUa\">https:\/\/t.co\/7JWGOlnBUa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UXeIhEWzB4\">pic.twitter.com\/UXeIhEWzB4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1838229399306441083?\">September 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An autopsy will be conducted to determine the possible cause of death,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Her father had taken to social media to call for help, then posted his realization that his child was dead.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Plsee take down all post looking for brook,&rdquo; her father, Steve, posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/steve.cheuvront.5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She was recovered. We are devastated. God help me and us,&rdquo; he wrote on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Horrible update. Steve Cheuvront just confirmed his daughter, Brook, was found deceased. No further information.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She was recovered. We are devastated. God help me and us.&rdquo; &ndash; Steve Cheuvront <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M1ntklYsFo\">https:\/\/t.co\/M1ntklYsFo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grant Hughes (@GrantHughesNC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantHughesNC\/status\/1837888689428369559?\">September 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Cheuvront was an intern at a program that seeks to educate young boys about gender-based violence, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13881743\/Brook-Cheuvront-missing-American-hiker-South-Africa-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K. Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Mail noted that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/college-student-falls-200-feet-front-dad-hiking-yosemites-half-dome-dies-right-graduation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hunt<\/a> for Cheuvront began Saturday after she was reported missing.<\/p>\n<p>Rangers and wilderness search and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mans-family-can-nothing-dies-sudden-accident-popular-hiking-destination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rescue teams<\/a> looked for her Saturday, but she was not found until the next day when an aircraft joined in the search.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Brook Cheuvront, American student who went missing during hike, found dead on South Africa&rsquo;s Table Mountain <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/twbHLEU58m\">https:\/\/t.co\/twbHLEU58m<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSMornings\/status\/1838216755405066329?\">September 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Cheuvront, of Newland, North Carolina, was a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs17.com\/news\/local-news\/orange-county-news\/unc-student-dies-during-hike-in-south-africa-reports-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WNCN-TV. <\/a>Her internship in South Africa was through the University of Cape Town.<\/p>\n<p>Cheuvront was the 2022 valedictorian of Avery County High School, where her mother still teaches.<\/p>\n<p>The school canceled all sporting events Monday in honor of Cheuvront, who ran cross-country at the school.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Her body was discovered on Sunday along a trail on Devil&#8217;s Peak in the Western Cape, more than 24 hours after she was reported missing. Lieutenant-Colonel Malcolm Pojie stated that her remains were located around 2 p.m. and retrieved by an EMS helicopter. An autopsy is planned to determine the cause of death.<\/p>\n<p>Cheuvront&#8217;s father took to social media to seek assistance in finding his daughter but later shared the heartbreaking news of her passing. He requested that all posts searching for Brook be removed and expressed his devastation over her loss.<\/p>\n<p>Brook Cheuvront was interning with a program aimed at educating young boys about gender-based violence while studying at the University of Cape Town. The search for her began on Saturday when she went missing, involving rangers and wilderness rescue teams until an aircraft joined the effort the following day.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Newland, North Carolina, Cheuvront was a sophomore at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and had been recognized as valedictorian of Avery County High School in 2022. In memory of Cheuvront, her former school canceled all sporting events scheduled for Monday; she had participated in cross-country during her time there<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2344971,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unc.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[41551],"class_list":["post-2344970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-collegestudent-hikingdisaster-tragicnews-missingperson-rescueeffort"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/unc.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344971"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}