Four mountaineers who were carrying Isolated since Saturday in the Mont Blanc massif They were found dead on Tuesday, eve reported High mountain gendarmerie platoon (Phlegm) From Chamonix (Southeast).
Deceased, Two South Koreans and two Italians, She was part of two of Three different series were surprised that day by a sudden worsening of the weather In the region. A rope with two South Koreans was rescued on Sunday by helicopter in very difficult conditions. Since then, the PDF has tried to save two more cordadas, Which was very close.
Before Impossibility of arrival by helicopter An attempt was made to RSkateboarding by road, But due to the lack of exact coordinates of their position, the operation was suspended due to excessive risks.
Improved Meteorology allowed flying today and the four climbers were found dead, About 100 meters below the summit of Mont Blanc (An altitude of 4805 meters), added a member of the PGM. The bodies were evacuated by two helicopters. Deaths occurred In all likelihood due to “hypothermia” After the climbers were isolated for several days in very difficult conditions.
These four deaths provoke a Ten of the number of climbers who have died this summer on the Mont Blanc massif, As well as two others disappeared and also died unexpectedly. Most of these deaths occurred due to avalanches and ice sheets.
Among the dead were two Spanish, Two gipuzkoans aged 26 and 27, died on August 22 while descending from one of the peaks of the Massif, the summit of Mont Blanc du tacol, 4428 meters high.
According to experts, the increase in recent years of accidents in the Mont Blanc region, due to The melting of permafrost (land that has been frozen for a long time), accelerated by global warming, contributes to an increased risk due to landslides and falling ice masses.
