The bodies of the two hikers missing after the avalanche that on Saturday struck a group of mountaineers on Mount Vertana, in the Ortles range of South Tyrol, have been found. They were a father and his 17-year-old daughter, both German citizens. With them, the total death toll rises to five victims. The accident occurred on the north face of the mountain, at an elevation of over 3,000 meters above sea level, during the ascent of three independent rope teams who were climbing with ice axes and crampons at the start of the Solda ski season. According to Olaf Reinstadler, chief of the Solda Mountain Rescue Service, two of the groups were swept away by the snow, while a third, located further away, witnessed the event and was able to raise the alarm. Solda firefighters, mountain rescue services, and personnel from the Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police) responded promptly. The bodies of the first three victims—a woman and two men aged 30 and 50—were promptly recovered, but they were tragically lifeless. The search for the two missing people lasted several hours, hampered by fog and severe weather, which made aircraft operations impossible. Only during a brief period of improvement were rescue personnel, assisted by the Pelikan 3 aircraft, able to approach the avalanche cone at an altitude of 3,200 meters. From above, they noticed a backpack and then the body of a person buried behind a shallow layer of snow. Nearby, a second body was found in a crevasse. With the recovery of the last two victims, rescue operations have ended. All five mountaineers who lost their lives were of German nationality.