An American woman who went missing while on a hike on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, has died and her body has been recovered, authorities said on Monday.

Brook Cheuvront, 20, from Newland, North Carolina, was reported missing on Saturday after setting off at midday to trek up the mountain. Her friends became worried when a tracking app she’d used to update them suddenly stopped working, said SANParks, authorities for Table Mountain National Park.

An American student has reportedly been found dead on South Africa’s iconic Table Mountain after going missing during a hike. SANParks, who manage South Africa’s National Parks, confirmed a female hiker had been found dead and her body had been recovered in a press release shared on Monday, Sept 23.

An American woman who disappeared while hiking on South Africa's Table Mountain has been found dead, officials said. Brook Cheuvront, a student from North Carolina, was in Cape Town doing an internship at a non-governmental organisation (NGO).

SanParks has confirmed that a young American hiker has been found dead on Table Mountain. 20 year old Brook Cheuvront has been named in international media as a student from North Carolina who was in Cape Town doing an internship at an NGO.

Brook Cheuvront, a 20-year-old student from the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, was found dead on Sunday (September 22) after going missing during a hike on Table Mountain in Cape Town,

A 20-year-old American woman disappeared without a trace while climbing the famous Table Mountain in South Africa. University of North Carolina student Brook was doing an internship with an NGO in Cape Town and was enjoying the breathtaking nature of South Africa.