Missing Briton’s belongings found in Dolomites as rescuers continue search

Rescuers person recovered items belonging to a British hiker who has been missing successful the Dolomites for 11 days arsenic the hunt for him continues.

Sam Harris, 35, and Aziz Ziriat, 36, some from London, had not been heard from since January 1.

The assemblage of Mr Harris was recovered successful the Passo di Conca country connected Wednesday, rescuers said.

Italy’s nationalist alpine cliff and cave rescue corps (CNSAS) said connected Sunday astatine 5.45pm section clip that the continuing hunt for Mr Ziriat had been stood down for the day.

To accidental I americium devastated would beryllium an understatement, and I person nary words to afloat picture however I americium feeling astatine the moment.

Spencer Jones, Sam Harris's champion friend

A spokesperson said immoderate items belonging to Mr Ziriat were recovered connected Saturday.

It comes arsenic Mr Harris’s champion person and concern spouse paid tribute to him.

In a station connected Instagram, Spencer Jones said: “To accidental I americium devastated would beryllium an understatement, and I person nary words to afloat picture however I americium feeling astatine the moment.

“The hunt is ongoing for our bully person Aziz Ziriat, truthful for now, I privation to absorption connected Sam.

“He was an astonishing person of 23 years, ever since our schoolhouse days. He was astir apt the astir knowledgeable idiosyncratic I person ever known, and gathering the concern with him has been an unthinkable journey.”

On Sunday, much than 100 rescuers continued their hunt for Mr Ziriat.

Crews continued to probe the snowfall successful an country of astir 5,500 quadrate metres, CNSAS said, with the assistance of a canine unit.

They person been searching the country aft tracking the mobile phones of the 2 mountaineers to wherever their backpacks were recovered connected Wednesday, but recovered nary hint of Mr Ziriat.

The hunt was stood down for the time aft 3pm connected Sunday arsenic it began to get dark.

Joe Stone, a assemblage person of Mr Ziriat, antecedently told the PA quality bureau that authorities are “trying everything” to find the 36-year-old.

“There is an acceptance among america that it’s not going to beryllium bully news,” Mr Stone said connected Saturday.

“But it would beryllium truly bully to find him and beryllium enactment retired of this limbo.”