49 years old, Milanese, was surprised by a storm. He deceased due to a cerebral edema and hypothermia
Luca Sinigaglia49 years old, a Milanese mountaineer with a long -course passion for the large mountains of Central Asia, has lost his life on Pik Pobedathe highest peak of Tian Shan, on the border between Kyrgyzstan and China. He died in an attempt to help another mountaineer in difficulty, who was injured during a descent.
Who was the mountaineer Luca Sinigaglia
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Sinigaglia worked in a Cyber Security company and was very close to Kyrgyzstan and its mountains. He lost his life during the rescue attempts of Natalia Nagovitsyna47 years old, Russian mountaineer who was injured during the descent from the top of Pik Pobeda.
Dynamics of the accident
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It all started on August 12, when Natalia Nagovitsyna fell by procuring A fracture with one leg. Unable to move and with minimal supplies of food and water, he had to wait aid. Three days later, on August 15th, Luca Sinigaglia and the German mountaineer Gunter Siegmund They managed to reach it, bringing her first aid: a sleeping bag, a stove, food and gas. In an attempt to complete the rescue operation, however, Sinigaglia was surprised by one violent storm. The prohibitive conditions and tiredness caused a cerebral edema, aggravated by hypothermia.
His body is found Still in a cave at 6,800 meters. Subsequently, Siegmund has been hospitalized, while the rescuers are still trying to save Nagovitsyna. In 2021, Nagovitsyna had lost her husband Sergey on Khan Tengri, always in Tian Shan, due to a fatal stroke at almost 7,000 meters. She had remained next to him until the end, and then returned the following year to pose a plaque in his memory.
The announcement of the death of Luca Sinigaglia
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The news of the disappearance of Sinigaglia was confirmed by his sister, who on social media wanted to thank those who tightened themselves to the family: “I am Luca’s sister. Thank you all … really … Luca was special with us but also with friends … it was a gesture that made him honor and that unfortunately did not allow him to return to us. Time should improve 19 and they told us that they are organizing for the recovery. We are doing everything possible, we moved all the official channels “.
The previous one
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Sinigaglia’s death is part of a particularly dramatic summer for mountaineering. The death of Laura Dahlmeier, on Laila Peak, Pakistan, dates back to just a few weeks ago. The 31 -year -old German, overwhelmed by a fall of boulders a few hundred meters from the summit, had been seriously injured and It was not possible to help her in time. Cordata companions and research teams had then confirmed that The Biathlon Olympic champion She had died immediately after the accident.
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