Overview

• The deceased has been identified in media reports as Luca Sinigaglia, though authorities have not issued a formal confirmation of the name.
• He reportedly succumbed to high‑altitude cerebral edema aggravated by hypothermia and frostbite after a snowstorm near 6,900 meters.
• His body remains in a grotto on the mountain, and Italian consular officials are liaising with Kyrgyz authorities and the family.
• The injured climber, Russia’s Natalia Nagovitsyna, has been stranded around 7,200 meters since a leg fracture reported on August 12.
• Kyrgyz defense officials say 62 people were evacuated by Mi‑8 helicopters from Pobeda and nearby Khan Tengri, while a new privately supported attempt by three Italian rescuers is planned to reach Nagovitsyna and, if feasible, recover the body.