A DESPERATE search is underway to find a Brit hiker who has been missing in New Zealand for days.
Eli Sweeting, 25, failed to return after a solo trip up the mile-high Mitre Peak near Milford Sound on Sunday.
Around 60 search and rescue volunteers with 10 police officers supported by helicopters have been frantically searching the area for the missing hiker.
But the search was paused earlier today due to bad weather and difficult terrain – and is expected to resume tomorrow.
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