DOLOMITES IN TEARS: 3 body found dead in search for British hikers missing in italy’s dolomite mountains police identified …..
In the search for two missing British hikers, Aziz Ziriat and Samuel Harris, in Italy’s Dolomites, a body was found, believed to be that of Samuel Harris, buried under snow near the foot of a rock face on Carè Alto mountain.
Here’s a more detailed account of the situation:
The Missing Hikers:
Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, both from London, were last heard from on January 1st after sending messages home from the Trentino region in northern Italy.
The Alarm:
They failed to check in for their flight home on January 6th, prompting a search and rescue operation.
The Discovery:
On Wednesday, January 8th, a body was found in the Passo di Conca area, buried under snow, believed to be that of Samuel Harris.
Location:
The body was found at the foot of a rock face on Carè Alto mountain near Trento.
Ongoing Search:
Searches for Aziz Ziriat were suspended due to worsening weather conditions, but were expected to resume.
Items Found:
Later, items belonging to Aziz Ziriat, including the cover of his mobile phone and a card, were found near where Samuel Harris’s body was discovered.
Possible Cause of Death:
While the investigation is ongoing, it’s possible that the climber fell from above.
Body is found buried in snow in hunt for two British hikers who went missing in Italy’s Dolomites on New Year’s Day after telling friends they planned to scale 3,000m peak
A body has been found in the hunt for two British hikers who went missing in the Italian Dolomite mountains, rescuers have confirmed.
Aziz Ziriat, 36, and his friend Samuel Harris, 35, both from London, were hiking in the Dolomites in northern Italy but they have not been heard from since 2.20pm on New Year’s Day.
In a video to friends before they vanished, they had detailed plans to scale a 3,000-metre mountain on January 1.
But their family and friends became concerned when the two explorers missed their flights back to Britain on January 6 and alerted Italian authorities, who launched an urgent search, which has been hampered by heavy snow and strong winds.
The last known location of Mr Ziriat, who works for Crystal Palace’s Palace for Life foundation, and Mr Harris was close to a hut called Casina Dosson, which is near the town of Tione Di Trento, near Riva del Garda, on Lake Garda.
Italy’s alpine rescue service resumed a helicopter search on Wednesday morning amid improved weather conditions and tragically confirmed a body was found at around 2,600m.
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’.
The rescue teams had been searching the area after tracking a ‘phone of one of the two mountaineers’. They confirmed a search for the second mountaineer would continue and that the families of both men had been informed.
