Two climbers die after falling into a crevasse on Gran Paradiso

Two climbers have died on Gran

Paradiso after falling into a crevasse, rescuers said Monday.

Their bodies were recovered by the Valle d'Aosta Alpine Rescue

team, who had been searching for them since July 9th, the day

they left the Vittorio Emanuele II refuge for their ascent.

Several helicopter overflights were conducted in recent days,

with no success.

This morning, the crevasse was located, and two climbers who had

fallen from a depth of approximately 20 meters were extracted.

The identification operations are being entrusted to the Guardia

di Finanza of Entrèves-Courmayeur.

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