Relatives of Tom Doherty from St Albans say he messaged them on Tuesday to tell them he had fallen.
The family of a retired doctor are searching for him after he fell while hiking in the Pyrenees mountains.
Mr Doherty's family received a WhatsApp message from him at 19:07 BST on Tuesday asking for help and saying he had fallen.family handoutIt is not known at this stage how seriously Mr Doherty was injured.His niece, Kat Waterhouse, told the BBC the WhatsApp message called for "help", saying "I can’t move".
Tom, pictured with his wife Anne, has spent most of his time in France since retiring almost a decade ago"It's warm and sunny in the day but really chilly by night. There was a storm last night and another one due later."
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