A university friend of missing Aziz Ziriat said: ‘There is an acceptance among us that it’s not going to be good news.’

A close friend of a British hiker who has been missing in the Dolomites for more than a week said “there is an acceptance that it won’t be good news” as the search to find him continues.

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

The body of Mr Harris was found in the Passo di Conca area on Wednesday, rescuers said.

Joe Stone, a university friend of........

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