Search launched for British hikers missing in Dolomites

A hunt and rescue cognition is nether mode successful the Dolomites successful bluish Italy for 2 British men who person gone missing connected a hiking trip.

Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London, were past heard from connected 1 January aft sending messages location from the Trentino region.

They did not cheque into their formation location connected 6 January.

Alpine Rescue, Guardia di Finanza Rescue, Carabinieri and the section occurrence brigade are each progressive successful the hunt but owed to caller snowfall teams accidental they are having trouble reaching the area.

Authorities accidental its antithetic for hikers to spell missing astatine this clip of the year. Friends of the 2 men are flying retired to the portion from London this evening

Appeals for accusation connected the 2 men person been posted connected societal media, including by Crystal Palace Football Club, wherever Mr Ziriat works.

Mustafa Suleyman, the main enforcement of Microsoft's AI division, posted connected LinkedIn: "I urgently request your help! Two of my friends person gone missing whilst hiking successful the Dolomites.

"We cognize they were adjacent Casina Dosson Tione Di Trento, adjacent Rival Del Garda, connected Lake Garda."