Search for missing former Spanish Olympic skier continues

The search for Spanish skier Blanca Fernandez Ochoa, who has been missing for nine days, continued on Monday. In the mountains around Cercedilla, north of Madrid, police used helicopters and sniffer dogs to assist in the search for the sportswoman, who had reportedly told her family she was going on a hike on August 24.

The head of the civil guard police told journalists the search area was vast and the search would likely be a long process. Fernandez's car was found in Cercedilla over the weekend. Fernandez represented Spain four times in the Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal in her last attempt in 1992.