Rescue crews found the body of a British hiker buried in the snow of the Italian Alps and were continuing to search for his friend, who had also been missing since January 1, Italy’s rescue services said Wednesday.

Italy’s Alpine rescue service said the search resumed for a second British hiker missing since January 1 in the Adamello range on the Italian Alps, after a one-day break due to bad weather.

Rescue crews have found the body of a missing British hiker buried in the snow of the Italian alps, but a search for his friend was suspended by poor weather conditions.

Italian rescue crews discovered the body of a British hiker buried in snow in the Italian Alps. The search continues for his missing friend. The hikers, Aziz Ziriat and Sam Harris, were experienced and went missing on January 1.

The search was temporarily suspended due to bad weather on Thursday. In a statement on Friday, the Italian rescue services said they were concentrating the search in the place where the first body was found.

Rescue crews have found the body of a British hiker buried in the snow of the Italian Alps and are continuing to search for his friend.

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In a statement on Thursday, Italian rescue services said: "Due to bad weather, with rain in the valley bottom and snowfall in the mountains, today the search for the second mountaineer missing from the Adamello group was temporarily suspended".

A search mission is underway in the Dolomites after two experienced hikers were reported missing at the beginning of January.