A tragic turn of events has struck Nepal’s Manaslu region, where two Italian climbers, Farronato Stefano and Caputo Alessandro, were found dead inside their tent at Camp I of Panbari Himal (6,887 m). The duo had been missing since October 28 after being caught in heavy snowfall while attempting their climb.

Earlier expedition leader Vatler Perlino (65), along with Nepali guides Pemba Renji Sherpa (35), Dawa Chhiri Sherpa (31), and Pasang Tamang, were successfully airlifted from the mountain by helicopter and flown to Kathmandu for medical treatment.

The bodies of the missing climbers were located on Tuesday at 5,242 meters by a rescue team led by Nepali guides Narendra Shahi and Pasang Kaji Sherpa, supported by Sherpa Alpine Trekking Service, the same agency that arranged their climb named ‘Italian Panbari Q7 Expedition’.