Overview
- Swiss rescue teams recovered the 25-year-old’s body on Feb. 22 once skies cleared, near Fuorcla Trovat at roughly 2,700 meters.
- He vanished on Feb. 18 during a solo high‑altitude hike; authorities say a violent snowstorm likely overwhelmed him.
- Searches were repeatedly halted because the area was unreachable by ground or helicopter during the storm, then resumed when conditions improved.
- The family and their lawyer say Capasso was an experienced ex‑military alpinist with precise GPS coordinates and are asking if drones or other technologies could have accelerated the search.
- The Italian Consulate in Zurich and the Foreign Ministry say they are assisting relatives and expediting procedures to repatriate the remains.