The body of Aziz Ziriat, a 36-year-old London hiker who went missing in the Dolomites on New Year's Day, was found on Saturday in a rocky crevice, nearly five months after his friend Sam Harris's body was discovered. His family expressed heartbreak but relief at finding him.
Aziz Ziriat: Family 'heartbroken' after his body is found in Dolomites
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️The body of Aziz Ziriat, a 36-year-old London hiker who went missing in the Dolomites on New Year's Day, was found on Saturday in a rocky crevice, nearly five months after his friend Sam Harris's body was discovered. His family expressed heartbreak but relief at finding him.
- 1 New Year's Day (2025): Aziz Ziriat and Sam Harris went missing
- 2 January 6 (2025): Friends did not check in for flight home
- 3 January 8 (2025): Sam Harris's body discovered
- 4 Saturday (June 1, 2025): Aziz Ziriat's body found
- Death of Aziz Ziriat
- Family heartbroken but relieved at discovery
- Community mourning
What: The body of Aziz Ziriat, a 36-year-old London hiker who went missing on New Year's Day, was found in the Dolomites, nearly five months after his friend Sam Harris's body was discovered.
When: New Year's Day (went missing); January 8 (Sam Harris's body discovered); Saturday (Aziz Ziriat's body found, prior to 2025-06-02).
Where: Dolomites mountain range, Italy; Tione Di Trento, near Riva Del Garda on Lake Garda; Passo di Conca area. Aziz Ziriat is from London.
Why: Aziz Ziriat and Sam Harris went missing while hiking in the Dolomites. The cause of death is not explicitly stated but implied to be related to the dangerous conditions of hiking in the mountains.
How: A specialist search team, including a canine unit, found Ziriat's body in a rocky crevice where it had been covered by snow.