"Five German mountaineers died after being hit by an avalanche in South Tyrol, in northern Italy, rescuers said on Sunday. Three victims two men and a woman had already been recovered dead 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 spokesman Federico Catania."
"The mountaineers, all Germans, were hit by the avalanche at about 4 p.m. on Saturday while climbing near the Cima Vertana, in the Ortles mountains, at an altitude of more than 3,500 meters (11,500 feet). 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 died after being struck by an avalanche near Cima Vertana in the Ortles mountains of South Tyrol. Three victims — two men and a woman — were recovered on Saturday; the bodies of a man and his 17-year-old daughter were found on Sunday morning after being dragged to the lower part of the gully. Two men survived and were airlifted to a Bolzano hospital. The climbers were at about 3,500 meters altitude and were reportedly still ascending around 4 p.m. They were traveling in three independent groups. Avalanche deaths are a persistent problem in the Italian Alps, with increases linked to backcountry travel after fresh snowfall.
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