Overview

• Authorities identified the victim as Karlos Santiago Etxeberria, a 67-year-old from Irún and a former University of the Basque Country professor known in Lesaka.
• The fatal fall occurred near the 2,921‑meter summit of Pic Carlit in the eastern French Pyrenees.
• His wife was uninjured and descended on her own to alert the mountain gendarmes.
• France Bleu reported that fog and drizzle reduced visibility, made rock surfaces slippery, and hindered operations by the rescue helicopter.
• EH Bildu Lesaka issued public condolences, and reports indicate the couple were experienced and properly equipped for hiking.