Overview

• Luca Sinigaglia, a 49–50-year-old Italian climber from the Milan area, died around August 15 after reported high‑altitude cerebral edema with hypothermia; his body remains in a cave at roughly 6,800–6,900 meters.
• Natalia Nagovitsyna has been stranded near 7,200 meters since August 12 with a broken leg; earlier drone checks indicated she was alive, though her manager now doubts her survival after many days at extreme cold.
• Three Italian specialists—guide Michele Cucchi, pilot Manuel Munari, and Mario Sottile—have arrived in Bishkek and are awaiting clearances for a weather‑dependent private helicopter attempt that could begin Saturday to evacuate Nagovitsyna and, if feasible, recover Sinigaglia.
• The Kyrgyz Defense Ministry says 62 people were evacuated from Pobeda and nearby Khan Tengri, and a military Mi‑8 made an emergency landing above 4,000 meters that injured crew and rescuers, prompting a formal inquiry.
• Italy’s Embassy in Astana and the Honorary Consul in Bishkek, coordinated by the Farnesina, are assisting authorities and Sinigaglia’s family, who are seeking the recovery of his remains.