The three mountain climbers who had gone missing near the town of Kalavryta in Peloponnese were found dead Sunday afternoon, the fire service reported. The three bodies were found near the Kalavryta ski resort. Efforts were underway to recover the bodies and transfer them to a morgue for autopsy.
According to the ski resort of Kalavryta and local media, the three men aged 49-56 were swept away by an avalanche, some 2 km away from Water of Styx on Chelmos Mountain.
The experience climbers started on Saturday morning to climb Mt. Chelmos. They left on foot from the area of Kalavryta ski resort. Their goal was to approach the icy waterfall and to reach the icy slope from the Black Lake area and then climb the icy waterfall, ending their day back at the ski resort.
“It is worth noting that these are some of the most experienced climbers in the country who have been repeatedly in the area to complete the specific route,” the ski resort said on a post on Facebook.
It was the resort staff that they noticed that their car was still in the parking lot on Saturday evening and set authorities on alert.
Attempts to reach them at the cellphone number they had provided were fruitless, authorities said.
