The body of Matthew Hall, the British hiker who went missing in the Italian Alps, has been found according to local officials.
Officials in the province of Sondrio confirmed to Sky News that search teams located the hiker between 100 and 150 metres down from a famous observation deck in Chiavenna valley.
His body was found on Wednesday by local police and the fire department.
Mr Hall, 33, from Hull, had not been seen since Tuesday 8 July, after he left an Airbnb in Chiavenna, just north of Lake Como, in Lombardy, northern Italy, for a solo walk.
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A missing persons appeal circulated by his friends and family on social media said he last contacted a friend at 1.20pm the day he went missing, sending a photo of himself on the walk.
Mr Hall’s mother Sara Foster, 62, flew out to Italy on Wednesday to help search for the 33-year-old.
Speaking to Hull Live at the time, she said she had been overwhelmed by the support shown by Matthew’s friends and colleagues.
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A spokesperson for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office told Sky News earlier this week: “We are supporting the family of a British man missing in Italy and are in contact with the local authorities.”
