Overview
- Local officials said Saturday that five bodies were sighted on Yalung Ri after being buried under snow since a November 2025 avalanche.
- Authorities reported the remains are likely those of members of the multinational 15-person expedition but formal identification has not yet been completed.
- The dead were reported to include climbers from Germany, Italy, Canada and Nepal according to local statements, though officials have not released confirmed IDs.
- A helicopter sent to recover the bodies turned back because of bad weather and deep snow, and rescue teams are standing by to extract the remains once conditions improve.
- The group’s base camp was buried in the November avalanche that killed two Nepali guides and left eight team members rescued, and officials say high altitude, remote terrain and volatile weather routinely delay Himalayan recoveries and repatriation.