Overview

• Nico Civitella and Emanuele Capone, two off-duty firefighters from Chieti, were confirmed dead after being located in a ravine in Majella National Park.
• The pair went missing during an April 30 hiking trip with two colleagues, who were rescued the same night, one uninjured and the other treated for minor injuries.
• Recovery operations for the bodies are ongoing, hindered by high water levels and the difficult terrain of the Avello river gorge.
• Autopsies have been ordered to determine the causes of death, with judicial investigations underway to reconstruct the circumstances of the incident.
• Specialized rescue teams, including alpine, river, and drone units, have been mobilized in a coordinated effort led by the Prefettura di Chieti.