The bodies of two victims -
mountain rescue technicians - were recovered Friday from an
avalanche at Mt Grignetta north of Lecco.
The victims were named as Lecco man Giovanni Giarletta,
37, and Ezio Artusi, a 46-year-old surveyor from Introbio near
Lecco.
"We are mourning two friends," said the Lecco department of
the mountain rescue service.
It said Giarletta and Artusi had carried out "an extremely
high number of rescues over the years".
There were unconfirmed reports a third man may have been hit
by the avalanche.
A heli-ambulance and a fire-brigade helicopter are at the
scene.
Fire teams, mountain-rescue teams, police and health workers
are also there.
There has been a string of deadly avalanches in Italy this
year.
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