US EditionSearch Suspended for Russian Climber Stranded on Kyrgyzstan's Highest Peak
Rescue efforts ceased at 19,365 feet after extreme cold and weather conditions hindered aid to Natalia Nagovitsina, stranded since August 12 with a broken leg.
- A 47-year-old Russian mountaineer named Natalia Nagovitsyna has been immobilized near the summit of Victory Peak in Kyrgyzstan since suffering a broken leg on August 12, 2025.
- Her injury led Italian climber Luca Sinigaglia, 49, to attempt a rescue, but he died from oxygen deprivation and hypothermia on August 15 near the peak.
- Rescue teams from several agencies searched for nearly two weeks despite appalling weather and extreme cold of minus 23C, spotting Natalia via drone as recently as August 19.
- Specialists called a rescue miraculous while Nagovitsina stated she was 'not afraid to die' but feared disability and frostbite, and officials declared saving her 'almost impossible.'
- The rescue mission has been abandoned, and three Italian rescuers plan a private helicopter attempt, highlighting risks of long ridge rescues requiring at least 30 people.
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