Urgent search for Briton who went missing on solo hike in Italy
Search underway after Briton disappears while hiking in Italy
- Matthew Hall, a 33-year-old British man from Hull, has gone missing during a solo hiking trip in Italy.
- He disappeared from Chiavenna, Lombardy, on 9 July, and was declared missing after failing to check out of his hotel on 11 July.
- His last known contact was a photo sent to a friend from the Daloo Alps on 9 July, and his phone has since been turned off.
- Hotel staff raised the alarm after finding his personal belongings and luggage in his room when he missed his checkout.
- A rescue operation is currently underway, with Italian and British officials involved. the Foreign Office is supporting his family.