12-05-2025
Search intensifies for British hiker missing in New Zealand
A 'large-scale air and ground search' is continuing for the British hiker who disappeared last week in New Zealand.
Eli Sweeting, 25, was reported missing on May 4 after not returning from a solo hike up Mitre Peak, a mountain in Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park, South Island.
More than 40 volunteers and staff have since been searching for the Bristolian, who has been described by New Zealand police as an 'experienced hiker'.
Helicopters, dogs, and locals have joined the search operation and some of the young man's family have also flown out to help.
The search was momentarily stopped on Wednesday and Thursday owing to weather alerts but resumed at the end of the week, focusing primarily on a route heading down the
