Alps: Missing mountaineers found dead on mountain in Lombardy

Mandello del Lario (Italien) – It was a race against the time that the mountain rescuers lost: two climbers who had been missing for days were found dead on the Grignetta (2184 meters) in the Orobic Alps in the Lombardy.

For February 8, emergency services have been looking for Italy with officials from Fire department and police After the two Italians who had left for a trip to the mountains.

Bad weather caught up

According to the online portal “NOTIZIE.IT”, witnesses reported that most mountaineers who wanted to rise on the GrignetTa that day had decided to reverse-because of the bad Weather. But: Christian M. and Paul B. (both 48) continued to rise. Apparently a fatal mistake …

Mobile phone location was unsuccessful

► Nobody has seen it since then. One thing is certain: According to “stol.it”, the two friends from Vercate near Milan are said to have reached the summit. But then they were apparently obtained from the bad weather when relegation.

And the conditions got worse and worse. When the two alpinists had not returned to their car in the evening, relatives raised alarm.

Large deployment for the rescue workers! The mobile phone of one of the two missing people was still switched on, but could not be located at first. The use of drones with heat recognition was also unsuccessful.

Helicopter could locate men

A helicopter was then able to discover the exact location of the mountaineers in the Caimi Gorge with the help of a special location system. But: the salvage was very difficult because of the avalanche danger. When the men finally reached the men, it was too late: they were dead.

The exact cause of the tragedy must now be clarified: did the mountaineers crash? Or are the men frozen after they got lost in the storm?

The two men were friends and colleagues. Christian M. leaves a son (11).