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 was reported missing on Saturday after a tracking app she was using stopped updating and friends could not reach her.

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).