Overview

• Kyrgyz authorities said a thermal‑imaging drone detected no heat signature at the Russian climber’s last known location near 23,000 feet.
• Natalia Nagovitsyna, 47, suffered a broken leg around August 12, with earlier images and drone footage showing her alive days after the injury.
• Italian climber Luca Sinigaglia died during the effort to help her, and another teammate was treated for severe frostbite after descending.
• A military Mi‑8 helicopter crashed during operations and multiple ground teams were forced back by storms and injuries on the route.
• Officials have called off searches following the latest survey, with any recovery expected to wait for safer weather and seasonal conditions.