Overview
- He set out to fish Thursday evening and was found Friday morning by a concerned friend, who alerted rescuers around 9 a.m.
- Mountain and cave rescue teams, the coast guard, firefighters and a helicopter from Bergamo responded, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Initial reports indicate he slipped off a footpath by the medieval ruin on the lake’s west shore.
- The Carabinieri in Salò have opened an investigation into the circumstances of the fall.
- Local outlets report he was from Lonato del Garda and cite a funeral notice naming him as ‘Alain C.,’ with fishing gear and personal items recovered near the site.