Tributes to British paraglider found 'robbed and murdered' during Mongolia trip

Tributes have flooded in to a "true adventurer" who was fatally stabbed while on a paragliding trip in Mongolia.

British tourist Steve Nash had been trying to cross a mountain range in the central part of the east-Asian country when he was attacked during a suspected robbery.

The 53-year-old experienced hiker and paragliding pilot died of blood loss and his body was found on September 1, local police said.

Today a 31-year-old man who was found to be in possession of a passport believed to belong to the victim was arrested on suspicion of the killing.

The suspect, identified only by his first initial, T, had recently been given a suspended sentence for stealing and also had £300 in local currency on him at the time of his arrest, local police said.

Mr Nash had been journeying across the country with friend Gareth Aston, but had been forced to continue solo after his companion retired with an injury.

The pair had been crossing the Khangai Nuruu mountain range on their paragliders - a challenge they had previously attempted 10 years ago - and had documented their progress online.

He was described by his family as an "experienced paragliding pilot" and in an interview with Red Bull, Mr Nash said he had around two decades of cross-country paragliding experience.

A final picture of Mr Nash was posted online on August 31, showing him being wished well for the solo leg of his journey by his friend and two Mongolian hosts.

According to reports, his wife noticed the satellite tracking system which he had been using to share the progress of his travels had stopped updating shortly afterwards.

His family said in a statement: "Steve Nash, age 53, married to Shirley was an experienced adventure paragliding pilot.

"During August 2016, Steve was on his second spiralling the steppes adventure to Mongolia, when his family were informed that he had died."