Brit hiker missing for five days after vanishing from Italian B&B as last text revealed and mountain search op launched
A major search operation has been launched to find Matthew Hall, 33, who went missing on July 9.
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In a final text before his disappearance, the hiker told a friend: "I lost the path and stopped to rest".
Subsequent attempts to contact him have been unsuccessful.
The search operation was launched after Matthew failed to show up to check out of his bed and breakfast.
His last known sighting was at the 'All Right' pub on July 7 - where staff reportedly saw him.
Matthew is described as being around 1.78 m tall and with brown hair.
He is believed to have asked hotel staff for directions to hikes in the area upon his arrival.
They pointed him in the direction of several scenic hiking routes.
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