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, last sent messages to their loved ones in the late afternoon of January 1 from the Trentino region.

Aziz Ziriat and Mr Harris have not been seen or heard from since January 1 and they did not check in for their flight home on January 6.

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.

Aziz Ziriat and Sam Harris have been missing since New Years Day after they were last heard from while hiking in the Dolomites mountains in Italy.

A body has been found in the search for two British men who went missing while hiking in the Italian Dolomites, Italy's alpine rescue service has said.

Two British men have gone missing while hiking in the Dolomites mountain range in northern Italy. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London, were last heard from on Jan 1.

Two British men, Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, are missing in northern Italy. They were last heard from on New Year’s Day.

A close friend of two British hikers who have been missing in the Dolomites for nearly a week has said they are “waiting anxiously” for news in the search and that “the next few hours will be crucial”.

An urgent search and rescue operation is underway for two British men who have gone missing on a hiking trip in the Dolomites. Samuel Harris, 35, and Aziz Ziriat, 36, from London, were last heard from on 1 January after sending messages home from the mountainous Trentino region in northern Italy.