"The bodies of three victims two men and a woman had been recovered on Saturday, while the bodies of two other missing people, a man and his 17-year-old daughter, were found on Sunday morning. They had been dragged to the lower part of the gully where the avalanche occurred, said Alpine rescue spokesperson Federico Catania. Rescue teams are now returning to the valley, also considering the worsening weather conditions at high altitude."
"The mountaineers were hit by the avalanche at about 4pm on Saturday while climbing near the Cima Vertana, in the Ortles mountains, at an altitude of more than 3,500 metres (11,500ft). It is unknown why the climbers were still on their way up at this relatively late hour, rescuers said. According to initial information, the climbers were in three groups and were traveling independently of each other."
Five German mountaineers were killed by an avalanche near Cima Vertana in the Ortles mountains of northern Italy at more than 3,500 metres. Three bodies — two men and a woman — were recovered on Saturday, and two further victims, a man and his 17-year-old daughter, were found on Sunday after being dragged to the lower part of the gully. Two men survived and were airlifted to a Bolzano hospital. Rescue teams are returning to the valley amid worsening high-altitude weather. The climbers were in three separate groups traveling independently, and reasons for their late ascent remain unknown. Avalanche accidents in the Italian Alps remain a persistent danger, with increased backcountry activity after fresh snowfall cited as a contributing factor.
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