Italian mountaineers die in Mont Blanc range

Italian mountaineers die in Mont Blanc range Aosta, Italy  - Four Italian mountaineers from the Piedmont region have died on the French side of the Mont Blanc massiv, Italian media reported on Sunday.

French mountain rescue services began a search for the four climbers when they did not arrive at their mountain hut on Saturday evening.

Although the circumstances of the accident are still unclear, Italian media reported that it occurred at around 3,600 metres, on Aiguille du Midi, a 3,843 metre-peak near to Mont Blanc.

The climbers' bodies were brought to the French town of Chamonix. dpa

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