57 h. ago Search 'paused' for missing British hiker, 25, who failed to return from solo hike on New Zealand mountain

Eli Sweeting, 25, sparked a major search and rescue operation when he went missing after setting off for a hike up the mile-high Mitre Peak near Milford Sound on Sunday, May 4.

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58 h. ago Police pause search for British man missing while hiking in New Zealand

Eli Sweeting was reported missing on 4 May after failing to return from a hike on the South Island

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3 d. ago Search efforts widen for ‘kindest, most compassionate’ Brit missing in New Zealand for a week

Around 40 search and rescue volunteers are searching for Eli Sweeting, 25, who is originally from Bristol

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5 d. ago Fresh hope in hunt for British hiker, 25, missing on New Zealand mountain trek as rescuers spot torchlight

Eli Sweeting, 25, sparked a major search and rescue operation when he failed to return from a hike up the mile-high Mitre Peak near Milford Sound on Sunday, May 4.

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5 d. ago Brit hiker, 25, missing in New Zealand after planning to climb popular mountain days ago

The family of 25-year-old Eli Sweeting have flown to New Zealand to help police with the search efforts. Roughly 60 search and rescue volunteers, 10 police staff and numerous helicopter and tourism staff are working to find Eli

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6 d. ago British hiker, 25, missing in New Zealand after setting out on solo adventure up popular mountain peak days ago

Eli Sweeting, 25, sparked concern on Sunday when he failed to return from a trip up the mile-high Mitre Peak near Milford Sound.

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6 d. ago Canadian police scale back search for two children missing in woods for six days

Officials say the likelihood Lily and Jack Sullivan are still alive after disappearing in Nova Scotia on 2 May is ‘very low’Nearly a week after two young children went missing in rural Nova Scotia, Canadian police say they are beginning to scale back search efforts given the “low” odds the children are still alive – and that they are not ruling out the possibility of foul play.Since Friday, more than 160 searchers with drones and canine units have scoured the thickly forested region of Pictou county in search of Lily Sullivan, six, and Jack Sullivan, four. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Thailand plane crash horror as aircraft plunges into sea killing all passengers

The small aircraft plunged into the Gulf of Thailand near the coastal resort town of Cha-am sparking a frantic search and rescue effort.

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3 w. ago Man still missing after falling from yacht between Wales and Ireland

Search efforts have resumed after the man was reported to have gone overboard at the weekend

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3 w. ago Scores killed in US strikes on Yemen fuel port of Ras Isa, Houthi officials say

Health ministry reports at least 74 dead in attack that US says was intended to cut off source of fuel to militantsUS military strikes on Yemen’s Ras Isa fuel port have killed at least 74 people including civilians and rescue workers, according to the Houthi-run health ministry, in the deadliest attack since Washington launched its campaign against the Iran-backed militants.The health ministry spokesperson Anees al-Asbahi also said 171 people were injured in the strikes, amid continuing efforts to search for victims. Continue reading...

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