Overview

• Family alerted German officials on July 12 after failing to reach the 52-year-old hiker who departed Mulaz-Hütte on July 9.
• Italian alpine rescue units and soccorso alpino trentino contacted mountain huts and conducted a helicopter sweep along the suspected route to Rosetta-Hütte.
• On July 13, rescuers discovered the hiker’s body in a steep ravine about 100 meters below the main trail in the Province of Belluno.
• Investigators are examining whether he strayed onto an incorrect path among the Dolomites’ numerous trail variants.
• Search coordinators are reviewing sudden weather shifts and slippery conditions as potential factors in the accident.