Two Italian and two South Korean climbers are found frozen to the top of Mont Blanc

2024-09-10 20:42:35Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Two Italian and two South Korean climbers are found frozen to the top of Mont
Mont Blanc

French rescue officials said Tuesday they found the bodies of two Italian and two South Korean climbers near the summit of Mont Blanc on the French side after they went missing over the weekend due to bad weather.

The Chamonix-Mont Blanc search and rescue team found the two pairs of climbers at an altitude of 4,700 meters on the highest peak of the Alps. They died of hypothermia, rescue officials said.

The unaccompanied climbers had alerted rescue teams on Saturday afternoon, but weather conditions continued to deteriorate, preventing them from reaching their location by land or helicopter.

Two more Korean climbers were successfully rescued on Sunday morning at an altitude of 4,100 meters after a complex search and rescue operation.

French authorities have opened an investigation into the tragedy.


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