Overview
- The bodies of a missing man and his 17-year-old daughter were located Sunday morning, confirming five fatalities.
- The slide struck around 4 p.m. Saturday near Cima Vertana in the Ortles range at an elevation above 3,500 meters.
- Two men survived and were flown by helicopter to a hospital in Bolzano.
- Rescuers said it is unknown why the climbers were still ascending at that late hour.
- The response deployed helicopters, drones, rescue teams and volunteer firefighters, and teams later returned to the valley as conditions worsened.