Two British hikers, Aziz Ziriat and Samuel Harris, have gone missing in Italy since New Year's Day. They missed their return flight home and last communicated with loved ones on January 1st. Search and rescue efforts are underway, hampered by heavy snow.
A search operation is underway for two British hikers who haven’t been heard from since New Year’s Day. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, both from London, missed their return flight home from Italy to England on Monday.They last spoke to friends and family on January 1, sending a video of the scenery in the Trentino region of northeast Italy .Drones and quad bikes have been deployed to search the area but rescuers have been hampered by heavy snow.
A close friend of the two British hikers has said they are 'waiting anxiously' on news in the search and that 'the next few hours will be crucial'.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.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. Read more: Full scale of California wildfires emerges as 30,000 evacuated and A-listers flee homes as state of emergency declaredRead more: Manhunt continues after aspiring rapper known as 'Grippa', 14, stabbed to death on south London bus in ‘postcode beef’ Joe Stone, a university friend of Mr Ziriat, told the PA news agency 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.He said: 'They are experienced hikers and they go a couple of times a year. It wasn't surprising that they had no signal as they like going off the grid. Alarm bells were raised though when they didn't turn up for their flight on January 6.'Helicopters are now searching two specific locations - two refuge huts. We think that's going to be the best chance of success.'We're all waiting anxiously and the next few hours are crucial.'Mr Ziriat's girlfriend and friends of the hikers are currently in Italy helping to co-ordinate the search with local authorities.Mr Stone said the response from the public had been 'fantastic' and that they had seen a 'nice side of humanity' since asking for help
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