2 mountain climbers found dead in Italian Alps week after going missing
- Updated on: July 14, 2026 / 6:28 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google The bodies of two Romanian climbers missing since last week were found Monday in the Gran Paradiso massif in the Italian Alps, authorities told AFP.
- The two Romanian nationals whose ages have not been disclosed had not made contact since leaving a mountain refuge on July 9, according to authorities in the Aosta Valley, a northern region bordering Switzerland and France.
- The two climbers died after falling into a crevasse, ANSA reported, citing rescuers.
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- Updated on: July 14, 2026 / 6:28 AM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google The bodies of two Romanian climbers missing since last week were found Monday in the Gran Paradiso massif in the Italian Alps, authorities told AFP.
- The two Romanian nationals whose ages have not been disclosed had not made contact since leaving a mountain refuge on July 9, according to authorities in the Aosta Valley, a northern region bordering Switzerland and France.
- The two climbers died after falling into a crevasse, ANSA reported, citing rescuers.
Sources: CBS News