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Yahoo
3 days ago
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Body of hiker missing since New Year's Day found
The body of a British hiker who went missing in the Dolomites has been found, a search team in Italy said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, was discovered lying in a rocky crevice on Saturday, around 400m (1,300ft) below where the body of his friend, Sam Harris, 35, had previously been found. The pair, who were both from London, went missing while hiking in January. Mr Ziriat's body was found in the Passo di Conca area by specialist search teams including a canine unit, Trentino Alpine and Speleological Rescue confirmed. A spokesman said the rescuers "lowered themselves down the wall below the base of the slope, where the dog finally signalled the missing man's body in a rocky crevice, where it had been covered by snow". He said Mr Ziriat's family was immediately informed of the discovery. Mr Harris's body was discovered on 8 January. The friends had not been seen or heard from since 1 January and did not check in for their flight home on 6 January. 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. Palace for Life, the official charity of Crystal Palace FC where Mr Ziriat worked as head of community engagement, previously released a statement which said colleagues were "profoundly sad" at his disappearance. Describing his "real passion to make a difference", it added: "Aziz has not only been incredibly impactful in his role, but also a kind, compassionate and generous individual who brought positivity and warmth to everyone he has worked with." Joe Stone, a university friend of Mr Ziriat, previously said that the pair were "experienced hikers" who liked to go off the grid, but "alarm bells were raised" when they failed to check in for their return flight. Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to British hiker's family devastated as items found Friend praises hiker who died on Italian mountain Search for missing hiker called off for the day
BBC News
3 days ago
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Body of hiker missing in Dolomites since New Year's Day found
The body of a British hiker who went missing in the Dolomites has been found, a search team in Italy Ziriat, 36, was discovered lying in a rocky crevice on Saturday, around 400m (1,300ft) below where the body of his friend, Sam Harris, 35, had previously been pair, who were both from London, went missing while hiking in Ziriat's body was found in the Passo di Conca area by specialist search teams including a canine unit, Trentino Alpine and Speleological Rescue confirmed. A spokesman said the rescuers "lowered themselves down the wall below the base of the slope, where the dog finally signalled the missing man's body in a rocky crevice, where it had been covered by snow".He said Mr Ziriat's family was immediately informed of the Harris's body was discovered on 8 January. The friends had not been seen or heard from since 1 January and did not check in for their flight home on 6 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 for Life, the official charity of Crystal Palace FC where Mr Ziriat worked as head of community engagement, previously released a statement which said colleagues were "profoundly sad" at his his "real passion to make a difference", it added: "Aziz has not only been incredibly impactful in his role, but also a kind, compassionate and generous individual who brought positivity and warmth to everyone he has worked with."Joe Stone, a university friend of Mr Ziriat, previously said that the pair were "experienced hikers" who liked to go off the grid, but "alarm bells were raised" when they failed to check in for their return flight.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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Body found in search for Briton missing in Dolomites, search team says
The body of a British hiker who went missing in the Dolomites has been found, a search team in Italy said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, was discovered lying in a rocky crevice on Saturday, around 400m below where the body of his friend, Sam Harris, 35, had previously been found. The pair, who were both from London, went missing while hiking in January. Mr Ziriat's body was found in the Passo di Conca area by specialist search teams including a canine unit, Trentino Alpine and Speleological Rescue confirmed. A spokesman said the rescuers 'lowered themselves down the wall below the base of the slope, where the dog finally signaled the missing man's body in a rocky crevice, where it had been covered by snow'. He said Mr Ziriat's family was immediately informed of the discovery. Mr Harris's body was discovered on January 8. The friends had not been seen or heard from since January 1 and 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. Palace for Life, the official charity of Crystal Palace FC where Mr Ziriat worked as head of community engagement, previously released a statement which said colleagues were 'profoundly sad' at his disappearance. Describing his 'real passion to make a difference,' it added: 'Aziz has not only been incredibly impactful in his role, but also a kind, compassionate and generous individual who brought positivity and warmth to everyone he has worked with.' Joe Stone, a university friend of Mr Ziriat, previously told the PA news agency that the pair were 'experienced hikers' who liked to go off the grid, but 'alarm bells were raised' when they failed to check in for their return flight.
The Guardian
3 days ago
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- The Guardian
Body of British hiker missing since New Year's Day found in northern Italy
The body of a British hiker missing in the Dolomites in northern Italy since New Year's Day has been found, local rescuers said on Saturday. Aziz Ziriat, 36, from London, was discovered buried in snow by rescuers from the Trentino Alpine and Speleological Rescue team, the organisation said. He had been hiking with his friend Sam Harris, 35, whose body was found buried under snow on the same mountain roundabout 1km away, at the base of the southern face of Carè Alto, soon after they were reported missing. The team, which had been airlifted to the area on Saturday morning, began searching near where Harris's body had been found. A rescue dog, from a unit provided by the Italian Financial Police's Alpine rescue branch, detected his body 'in a rocky crevice, hidden beneath layers of snow', at the foot of the southern face of Carè Alto, the rescue team said in a statement. Ziriat's remains were found 'at the base of the cliffs, almost 1,000 metres away from Harris's initial location and 400 metres lower in altitude'. The body was airlifted to the nearby Spiazzo Rendena sports field. The rescue team said his family have been informed of the discovery. The pair's last known location had been a mountain hut called Casina Dosson, close to the town of Tione Di Trento, near Riva Del Garda on Lake Garda on 1 January. The alarm was raised when the pair missed their return flight on 6 January. Firefighters, the Italian Financial Police's Alpine rescue team and a volunteer group had been involved in the search operation. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said: 'We are supporting the family of a British national who died in northern Italy and are in contact with the local authorities.'
Sky News
3 days ago
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Aziz Ziriat: Body of British hiker missing in northern Italy since January found by rescuers at Care Alto
The body of a British hiker missing in northern Italy since January has been found, local rescuers have said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, had been hiking in the Dolomites with his friend Sam Harris, 35, whose body was found buried under snow around a kilometre away, at the base of the southern face of the Carè Alto mountain, soon after they were reported missing. Ziriat was discovered on Saturday, buried in snow beneath the same mountain by rescuers from the Trentino Alpine and Speleological Rescue team, the organisation said. The team, which had been airlifted to the area in the morning, began searching near where Harris' body had been found. They found nothing during the first phase of the search, but after descending along the rock face, a rescue dog, from a unit provided by the Italian Financial Police's Alpine rescue branch, detected his body "in a rocky crevice, hidden beneath layers of snow", at the foot of the southern face of Carè Alto, the rescue team said in a statement. His remains were found "at the base of the cliffs, almost 1,000 metres away from Harris' initial location and 400 metres lower in altitude". The body was airlifted to the nearby Spiazzo Rendena sports field, "where a funeral transport was waiting". The rescue team said his family "was immediately informed of the discovery". The Londoners' last known location was at a mountain hut called Casina Dosson, in the San Valentino Valley, close to the town of Tione di Trento, near Riva del Garda on Lake Garda on 1 January They had been hiking in the Carè Alto mountain area within the Adamello group over the New Year. The alarm was raised when the pair missed their return flight on 6 January. Firefighters, the Italian Financial Police's Alpine Rescue team and the volunteer group, A, helped with the search. In January, Mr Ziriat's family praised the work of search teams, saying "their commitment to finding Aziz has been outstanding". A Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) spokesperson said: "We are supporting the family of a British national reported missing in Northern Italy and are in contact with the local authorities."
