Overview

• Authorities confirmed the fatal fall on the 2,921‑metre summit of Pic Carlit in the eastern French Pyrenees.
• The victim’s wife was uninjured and descended on her own to seek help from mountain gendarmes, according to France Bleu.
• Initial reports describe fog and drizzle that reduced visibility and made rock surfaces slippery.
• Weather also affected the operations of the rescue helicopter deployed to the area, French police said.
• Local EH Bildu in Lesaka publicly identified the mountaineer as Karlos Santiago Etxeberria and issued condolences.