A body has been found in the search for the two British hikers missing in Italy’s Dolomite mountains after being last heard from on New Year’s Day. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London,

Rescue crews found the body of a British hiker buried in the snow of the Italian Alps and were continuing to search for his friend, who had also been missing since January 1, Italy’s rescue services said Wednesday.

Rescue crews have found the body of a missing British hiker buried in the snow of the Italian alps, but a search for his friend was suspended by poor weather conditions.

A body has been found in the search for two British men who went missing in the Dolomites, Italy's alpine rescue service has said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London, were last heard from on 1 January after sending messages home from the Trentino region in northern Italy. They did not check into their flight home on 6 January.

Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Sam Harris, 35, have not been seen or heard from since 1 January, as they prepared to go on a hike in the Trentino mountain region of northern Italy. They later missed their return flight to London on 6 January, sparking an urgent search and rescue operation. They had not checked into their flight either.

The charity that one of the British hikers missing in northern Italy worked for has said it is "aware of reports the body of Sam Harris has been recovered". The Crystal Palace Football Club charity, Palace for Life, said it was "devastated to receive this news" and its "thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to his loved ones".

A body has been found in the search for Aziz Ziriat and Sam Harris, two British hikers who have been missing in the Dolomites in Italy for nearly a week. Mr Ziriat, 36, and Mr Harris, 35, disappeared on New Year’s Day and they did not check in for their flight home on 6 January.