Rescue teams have released the last text sent by a British hiker who vanished in the Italian Alps five days ago.
Matthew Hall, 33, disappeared last Wednesday, while walking in northern Italy.
He has so far not been contactable, but the last message he sent has been released.
Hall texted a photo of himself to a friend at 1.20pm that day, when he had stopped to rest at Alpe Daloo, above Chiavenna, according to a local community group on Facebook.
He was wearing a beige T-shirt and carrying a black backpack when he went missing.
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Hall’s last known sighting was on 7 July at the ‘All Right’ pub, where he was reportedly seen by staff.
The Brit was due to check out of the B&B he was staying in on 11 July, but when he did not return, the B&B’s owners contacted the police.
He has not contacted family or friends since then, according to a Facebook post by the B&B.
Hall was due to fly home to the UK on Saturday, 13 July.
A missing person report has been filed with both Italian and UK authorities.
The search operation began on 13 July and includes the Carabinieri as well as the Alpine Rescue team.
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