At almost 15,400 feet, on the highest peak in the Alps, the climbers were found by the Chamonix-Mont Blanc rescue team.
Rescuers were unable to reach the climbers despite their warning on Saturday afternoon due to deteriorating weather.The deaths of two Italian and two South Korean climbers, who went missing over the weekend due to severe weather, were discovered Tuesday, according to French rescue officials near the French side of Mont Blanc.
The two climber pairs were discovered by the Chamonix-Mont Blanc search and rescue team at a height of more than it.
Rescue personnel reported that they died from hypothermia.
A DEATHLY CLIMBER FOUND ALASKA’S DENALI, NORTH AMERICA’S HIGHEST PEAK
Rescuers were unable to reach the unaccompanied climbers’ location by helicopter or on the ground on Saturday afternoon due to worsening weather. Despite the climbers’ alert, they were unable to reach their location.
At an elevation of over 13,400 feet, two further Korean climbers were successfully rescued on Sunday morning after rescuers conducted an extremely intricate operation.