Body found in search for missing London hikers who disappeared in Italy

Aziz Ziriat and Samuel Harris have been reported missing in the Dolomites - (Handout)

A body has been found in the search for two British men who haven’t been heard from since New Year’s Day, Italian authorities have confirmed.

Italy’s alpine rescue service revealed on Wednesday they had found an “unfortunately lifeless” body “buried under the snow" in a high-altitude area in the Dolomites.