The identification operations have not yet been carried out, announced the Italian news agency ansa.
According to the first elements, the hiker alerted the Grand-Saint-Bernard hospice on Friday evening, explaining that she had fallen and had a problem with her leg. She has since been unreachable.
The alert was transmitted to the Swiss rescue service which, in turn, reported the event to the Italian rescue service. As the Aosta Valley rescue helicopter was engaged in two other operations, the Swiss took charge of the operation. He carried out research with teams on the ground and with two helicopters, one of which was equipped with a thermal system. Operations were suspended at 2:30 a.m. and resumed at dawn on both sides of the border.
The hiker’s lifeless body was discovered on Saturday morning. He was transported to Aosta for identification.