A body has been found in the search for two British hikers who have been missing in the Dolomites for almost a week, Italy’s alpine rescue service confirmed.
Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Sam Harris, 35, have not been seen or heard from since January 1 and they did not check in for their flight home on January 6.
Their last known location was near a mountain hut called Casina Dosson, close to the town of Tione Di Trento, near Riva Del Garda, on Lake Garda.
A spokesperson for Italy’s CNSAS (The National Alpine Cliff and Cave Rescue Corps) said ground teams found a body in the area of Passo di Conca “sadly deceased, buried under the snow”. They confirmed a search for the second mountaineer would continue and that the families of both men had been informed.
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