Overview
- Italians Alessandro Caputo and Stefano Farronato were found dead on Panbari, and Paolo Cocco was recovered on Yalung Ri after separate high‑altitude incidents.
- Two Italians, Marco Di Marcello and Markus Kirchler, remain missing in the Yalung Ri area, where searches continue in severe conditions.
- An Italian AviaMEA‑EVK2CNR team is mobilizing from Kathmandu to the Yalung Ri sector, with operations led by Manuel Munari and Michele Cucchi.
- The five trekkers from Italy’s Como province previously listed as uncontactable have been reached by their agencies and confirmed safe, with return to Kathmandu planned for November 8.
- Nepalese authorities highlight permit distinctions between climbers and trekkers, and experts cite private helicopter fragmentation, bureaucratic clearances, and sparse meteorological data as factors complicating rescues.