Colleagues pay tribute after body found in search for missing Matthew

HIS EMPLOYER QUICKLINE COMMUNICATIONS HAD FIVE TEAM MEMBERS IN ITALY TO HELP WITH THE SEARCH

- By COREENA FORD

WORK colleagues of Matthew Hall who went missing in Italy have paid tribute to their 'much loved' team mate following the tragic discovery of a body.

Matthew Hall, 33, from Hull, disappeared in the Chiavenna area of the Italian Alps, after sending a text message to a friend saying he had lost the trail and stopped to rest. The alarm was officially raised on July 12 after he failed to check out of his B&B accommodation, triggering a huge search and rescue operation involving four teams of people, helicopters, a drone and support search by his friends who flew out to help.

As well as a group of Matthew's closest friends, a team of five work colleagues from broadband provider Quickline Communications, based in Hull, also travelled to Italy to join the search.