ROME - The body of one two English mountaineers has been found thanks to a cellular tracking device according to the Alpine rescue team.

 The body, which had been buried in a layer of snow, had been identified as one of the two by a tracker on his phone.

The pair, Aziz Ziriat, 35 and Samuel Harris,36, who had been exploring the Adamello mountain in Trentino, had not been heard from since Jan. 1.

 The exact circumstances of the incident remain under investigation and the identity of the deceased has yet to be confirmed. 

 In the meantime, the search continues for the second mountaineer in the Malga Dosson region where the equipment of the two hikers had been found. 

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