The search continues for a Briton who went missing in the Dolomites as a friend shares his fears

A close friend of a British hiker who has been missing in the Dolomites for more than a week has said he “doesn’t think it’s going to be good news” as the search continues. Sam Harris, 35, and Aziz Ziriat, 36, both from London, have not been heard from since January 1. Rescuers said Mr Harris’ body was found in the Passo di Conca area on Wednesday. Joe Stone, Mr Ziriat’s university friend, told the PA news agency that authorities were “doing everything possible” to find the 36-year-old man, who has been missing for 10 days. “We don’t think it’s going to be good news,” Mr Stone said on Saturday. “But it would be very nice to find him and get him out of this limbo.” The last known location of the couple was a mountain hut called Casina Dosson, not far from the town of Tione di Trento, near Riva del Garda on Lake Garda. Italy’s national rock and cave rescue corps said on Saturday that the search for Mr Ziriata, who works for the Crystal Palace charity Palace For Life, had resumed at daybreak. About 40 rescuers have been airlifted to great heights and are digging through the snow to find Mr Ziriat in the area where Mr Harris’ body was found. On Wednesday, the Alpine Rescue Service said ground teams found a body in the Passo di Conca area, “unfortunately deceased, buried under the snow”. Rescue teams searched the area, tracking “the phone of one of the two climbers.” Palace For Life posted the following message on X, formerly Twitter: “We are aware of reports that Sam Harris’ body has been found. “We are devastated by this news and our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to his loved ones. “At this time, there is no further information on Aziz’s whereabouts.” A spokesman for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said on Friday: “We are supporting the family of the British man who died in northern Italy and are liaising with the local authorities.”