Steve Knibbs & Claudia Cabras
BBC News
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Samuel Harris, left, and Aziz Ziriat were last heard from on 1 January
A search and rescue operation is under way in the Dolomites in northern Italy for two British men who have gone missing on a hiking trip.
Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Samuel Harris, 35, from London, were last heard from on 1 January after sending messages home from the Trentino region. They did not check into their flight home on 6 January.
Alpine Rescue, Guardia di Finanza Rescue, Carabinieri and the local fire brigade are all involved in the search but due to recent snowfall teams say they are having difficulty reaching the area.
Rebecca Dimmock, Mr Ziriat’s girlfriend, described the pair as “experienced hikers”.
She told the BBC: “They wanted to do a New Year’s hike. They wanted to go from hut to hut throughout the Dolomites.
“They were planning on going off-grid, so that’s not unexpected at all.
“I think they wanted to have some nights where they were out in nature and in fresh air and sleeping in the wild. They have all the gear and they’ve done hikes before.”
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