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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.
Telegraph
3 days ago
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Body of missing British hiker found in Dolomites
The body of a British hiker who went missing in the Dolomites on New Year's Day has been found by Italy's alpine rescue service. Aziz Ziriat, 36, was last heard from five months ago while hiking through the mountain range in the Trentino region of north Italy with his friend Sam Harris. Several Items and pieces of equipment belonging to 35-year-old Mr Harris were discovered by search and rescue teams in the days after the pair's disappearance. Rescuers retrieved Mr Harris's body on Jan 8 from deep snow at the foot of a cliff on the south face of Mount Carè Alto after tracing his whereabouts through his mobile phone. Mr Ziriat's body was found by a sniffer dog on Saturday in a rocky crevice covered by snow approximately one kilometre away from and 400 metres below where that of his long-term friend had been discovered. The rescue service said that an unsuccessful first search at an altitude of 2,600 metres had taken place that day in the same area where Mr Harris was found. The team had swept an entire gully for any sign of his companion. A second search was then undertaken, with the team carefully lowering themselves along the wall below the base of the slope of the site of the first search. Mr Ziriat's remains were transported to the Spiazzo Rendena sports field and collected by representatives of the coroner's office. His family was immediately informed of the discovery. He was a charity worker with Palace for Life, the official Crystal Palace FC charity, and had undertaken many hiking trips with Mr Harris, according to Rebecca Dimmock, Mr Ziriat's girlfriend, The pair had last been seen in the San Valentino Valley, near a mountain hut named Casina Dosson. In a video, filmed on the day of their disappearance and shared with The Telegraph, they had discussed plans to scale 3,000-metre high mountains. Heavy snowfall, fog, and sub-zero temperatures had repeatedly hampered rescuers' efforts to find Mr Ziriat, and they were often forced to curtail searches for their own safety. Since the body of Mr Harris was found, his family has raised more than £11,000 for Doctors without Borders, the alpine rescue service and St Mungo's Homeless Charity in his memory. One anonymous donor stated just over a week ago: 'To one of the most awesome human beings I had the privilege of knowing. RIP Sam, you were one of life's good ones.'
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."
