When the recovery team was already ready to leave the Kyrgyzistan government withdrawn the authorizations
The body of Luca Sinigaglia It will not return to Italy. The Kyrgyzistan government has withdrawn the authorization for the Recovery mission of the ALPINIST corpsedied on the day of August on the Pobeda Peak (Peak of victory), a mountain of 7,439 meters between Kyrgyzstan and China, In an attempt to save Natalia Nagovitsyna, Friend and colleague who was blocked about 7 thousand meters.
The recovery of Luca Sinigaglia blocked
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“The mission is canceled,” he explained toHandle Agostino da Polenza, mountaineer and organizer of recovery missions. The Italian team, formed by the pilots Manuel Munari and Marco Sottile and from the Alpine Guide Michele Cucchi It would have to start today, August 25, but the Kyrgyzistan government has revoked the authorization for the mission. “The local authorities were worried about security and took a couple of days to collect the information and make the assessments. Suddenly they changed their mind and the team will now return to Italy” added De Poanza.
The Russian mountaineer died dead
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The 47 -year -old mountaineer Luca Sinigaglia He lost his life in an attempt to help his Russian colleague Natalia Nagovitsyna That on August 12, during their climb, he had slipped a leg and remained blocked at 7000 meters above sea level. The day of August Sinigaglia had brought her food supplies, a sleeping bag, a stove and a gas cylinder together with a German colleague. Immediately after, however, he was surprised by a snowstorm and died of a high altitude cerebral edema. After 13 days, on Sunday, the Russian mountaineer was also declared dead and the searches have been suspended indefinitely For bad weather conditions. In the area the temperatures go down to -30 degrees during the night with snow buffle and strong gusts of wind.
the mission
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The Italian recovery and rescue team had arrived in the country from 20 August precisely with the hope of being able to save Nagovitsyna again and recover the corpse of the compatriot. The three Italians had also been joined by a high altitude driver, Andrey Magleyyy of Kazakhistan, and a Russian mountain guide, Alexander Semenov. But after declaring Nagovitsyna dead, local authorities have blocked the mission fearing for the conditions of the time. “The intervention was both recovery and rescue,” explained Da Puanza stressing that the Kyrgyzistan authorities did not provide explanations. “Probably considered the Russian mountaineer who considered evacuation no longer necessary.”
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