A charity supporting the 23-year-old's family says speculation she was raped and murdered had compounded their grief.
"She was very much a nature lover and adored sunrises, so it seems quite conceivable that she went up the mountain to greet the sunrise, shedding clothing as she went, and due to her lack of intake of food and fluid may have passed out or fallen, causing the wounds to her body.
Paying tribute to their daughter, Ms Shaw's parents Ann and Tarquin said Ms Shaw"just loved mountains and sunrises" and"she died doing what she loved". "We wish it to be known how grateful our family are for the huge response locally and across the world in our search for Catherine and for the vast amount of messages of support," they said in a statement.Ms Shaw's jacket was found shortly before her body was discovered. Pic: Lucie Blackman Trust
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