PARIS (AP) — French rescue officials said Tuesday they found the bodies of two Italian and two South Korean climbers close to the peak of Mont Blanc on the French side after they went missing over the weekend in bad weather.
The Chamonix-Mont Blanc search and rescue team found the two pairs of climbers at an altitude of 4,700 meters (more than 15,400 feet) on the Alps’ highest peak. They died of hypothermia, rescue officials said.
The unaccompanied climbers had alerted rescuers on Saturday afternoon, but weather conditions continued to deteriorate, preventing rescuers from reaching their location from the ground or by helicopter.
Two other Korean climbers were successfully rescued on Sunday morning at an altitude of 4,100 meters (more than 13,400 feet) after rescuers deployed a highly complex operation.
French authorities have opened an investigation.
FILE - This Feb. 19, 2003 file photo shows Mont Blanc, western Europe's highest mountain. (AP Photo/Patrick Gardin, File)
MILAN (AP) — For the first time in 22 years, there is a Maldini in the Italy squad.
Daniele Maldini was called up by Italy coach Luciano Spalletti on Friday for Nations League matches and could follow in the footsteps of his father Paolo and grandfather Cesare, both former Italy captains.
The 22-year-old Maldini, a forward, plays for Monza after coming through the ranks at AC Milan.
Paolo Maldini retired from international soccer following the 2002 World Cup. He played 126 times for Italy.
Cesare Maldini’s last Italy appearance was in 1963, and he also coached the Azzurri.
Spalletti named three other players who could make their debuts: Juventus goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio, Milan defender Matteo Gabbia and Roma midfielder Niccolò Pisilli.
Italy plays Belgium in Rome on Oct. 10 and Israel in Udine four days later.
The Azzurri have won both of their Nations League matches so far against France and Israel, and top their group.
Goalkeepers: Michele Di Gregorio (Juventus), Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain), Guglielmo Vicario (Tottenham).
Defenders: Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan), Raoul Bellanova (Atalanta), Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), Andrea Cambiaso (Juventus), Giovanni Di Lorenzo (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter Milan), Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan), Caleb Okoli (Leicester), Destiny Udogie (Tottenham).
Midfielders: Nicolò Fagioli (Juventus), Davide Frattesi (Inter Milan), Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma), Niccolò Pisilli (Roma), Samuele Ricci (Torino), Sandro Tonali (Newcastle).
Forwards: Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Daniel Maldini (Monza), Giacomo Raspadori (Napoli), Mateo Retegui (Atalanta).
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AC Monza's Daniel Maldini, right, and Bologna's Jens Odgaard, left, challenge for the ball during a Serie A soccer match between Monza and Bologna in Monza, Italy, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (Studio Buzzi/LaPresse via AP)
