Bodies of 2 missing mountaineers identified on Gran Sasso

(ANSA) - ROME, DEC 27 - The two lifeless bodies of Italian mountaineers missing on Sunday, December 22 on the Gran Sasso massif in Abruzzo have been identified, rescuers said Friday.
    The victims are Cristian Gualdi and Luca Perazzini, both from Sant'Arcangelo di Romagna.
    Since Friday morning, teams from the Alpine Rescue and the Guardia di Finanza have been operating at altitude with the air support of an air ambulance from the Abruzzo Region with Alpine Rescue technicians on board and a Fire Brigade helicopter.
    The news was not communicated immediately in order to allow rescuers to inform the families of the mountaineers.
    Operations to recover the two bodies are now underway. (ANSA).