Events Sport Country 2026-01-01T13:17:49+00:00

Body of Mountaineer Buried by Avalanche Found in Pyrenees

Rescuers found the body of a mountaineer in the Bielsa Pyrenean valley. He was buried by an avalanche while snowshoeing. The rescue operation involved search dogs.


The Mountain Civil Guard has reported that specialists from the High Mountain Rescue and Intervention Group (GREIM) found the body of the mountaineer buried by an avalanche this Wednesday in the area of Urdiceto, in the Pyrenean valley of Bielsa (Huesca), while he was practicing snowshoeing.

Several agents with rescue dogs participated in the search operation, the Government of Aragon reported.

The accident occurred around 20:00 this Wednesday, and a companion of the mountaineer was able to descend to the Urdiceto shelter and alert the 112 Aragon.

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