Overview
- Authorities in South Tyrol confirmed the body is the Chinese exchange student who vanished during a January hike.
- Ski tourers from Austria and Germany noticed bright clothing at roughly 2,600 meters, leading rescuers to the site.
- The mountain rescue service said he likely died weeks earlier from hypothermia linked to exhaustion, noting he was found curled in a fetal position.
- Investigators think a later avalanche buried the body and hindered the large searches that had scoured the area.
- A camera recovered with him could help trace his final hours and explain why he ended up on risky winter terrain after his last phone signal near Ortisei on January 21.