Overview

• The pair were struck when an ice block detached above them on the French side of the Mont Blanc massif.
• The victim was identified as an Italian from Lombardy, and authorities have not yet released his name.
• Rescuers from the Peloton de Gendarmerie de Haute Montagne in Chamonix transported the surviving climber to the hospital in Sallanches.
• Local media reported that the hospitalized climber’s condition was not considered life-threatening.
• The death follows other recent accidents in the area, including Davide Migliorino’s fatal fall on August 17 and the death of a 38-year-old Austrian climber reported on August 23.