Rescued British hiker billed €14,225 for ignoring rockslide signs in Dolomites

Local rescue service chief says two helicopters had to be used after man, 60, ventured on to path closed due to risk

A British hiker has been charged more than 14,000 (12,000) by the Italian mountain rescue service after ignoring danger warnings in the Dolomites.

The man, aged 60, had to be rescued after venturing to the Ferrata Berti, a rocky mountain path at an altitude of 2,500 metres (8,200ft) in the San Vito di Cadore area of the northern Italian peaks where dozens of paths were closed last week because of the high risk of landslides.