Overview
- Rescuers recovered the last two victims on Sunday morning and identified them as a father and his 17-year-old daughter, confirming five dead.
- The avalanche struck late Saturday on the north face below the Vertainspitze around 4 p.m. at roughly 3,200 meters during an ascent.
- Two German men survived, raised the alarm and were flown to a hospital in Bozen, according to the local mountain rescue.
- Mountain rescue officials say the climbers were moving in three small rope teams; early reports about group sizes initially differed.
- Helicopters, drones and thermal cameras supported recovery after an overnight pause in the search because of darkness.