Aziz Ziriat, left, and Samuel Harris were last heard from on New Year's Day A body found in the search for two British men who went missing in the Dolomites is believed to be that of Samuel Harris, Italy's alpine rescue service has said.

Dense fog and avalanche warnings hampered rescue crews searching on Wednesday for two British hikers who have been missing in the Italian alps near Trento since Jan. 1. Italy’s Alpine rescue service said it only received an alert about the men on Jan.

They later missed their return flight to London on 6 January, sparking an urgent search and rescue operation. They had not checked into their flight either. Italy’s alpine rescue services said a body was found “unfortunately lifeless,