The couple were found by mountain rescuers still tied together - something that is common for mountain scalers to do.
A World Cup skier and his girlfriend died when they fell about 2,300ft in a mountain accident in Italy, according to local media. Jean Daniel Pession, a 28-year-old member of the Italian national speed skiing team, and Elisa Arlian, a 26-year-old ski instructor and school teacher, died 'in a tragic mountain accident,' a news release from the Italian Winter Sports Federation said. The accident happened on Mount Zerbion, above the resort village of Champoluc in the Aosta Valley region.
Helicopters were sent out immediately, but with no signs on the rocks as to where they had fallen, the search took hours. Rescuers used their cellphone signal to pinpoint where they were, and found them tied together, which is common for mountain scalers to do. Read more from Sky News:Man died hours before partner gave birth to their daughterCelebrities among accounts targeted in TikTok cyber attack The search involved teams from alpine rescue, police and firefighters, Rai reported.
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