Overview
- Rescuers located and recovered the body of 27‑year‑old Pierre Jacky Marc and transported it to Caraz for identification and formal procedures.
- Marc and a companion launched from the summit of Nevado Alpamayo; after Marc lost contact during the descent, his companion Thomas Max Michel recorded the launch and walked about six hours to find a signal and alert authorities.
- High‑mountain units from the Policía Nacional’s Salvamento de Alta Montaña and the Asociación Socorro Andino Peruano deployed a police helicopter and specialists to search the sector between the high camp and base camp toward Laguna Arhuaycocha.
- Police say poor visibility from fog and strong winds likely caused Marc to lose control of his paraglider, and investigators are treating the case as a mountain accident while completing recovery and notification steps.
- Alpamayo sits near 5,900–6,000 meters and is prone to rapid weather shifts that raise risks for aerial sports and make rescues difficult, a pattern officials say has contributed to multiple recent accidents in the Cordillera Blanca.