Major PNP Luis Robles, head of the High Mountain Department of Arequipa, reported that the recovery of the body of the Brazilian tourist is being evaluated again. Marcelo Motta (54), who died in the snowy Coropuna, located in Castilla; however, this restart will depend on the weather factor.
“These are times of low temperatures and the issue of exposure of a rescuer at height, even if we have the adaptation, the work is reduced, you cannot work on a rescue for four to five hours”he said.
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Major PNP Robles stated that they have been looking mainly at the weather aspect, referring to the first time they reached the point where communication was lost with Marcelo Motta The nine-person rescue team reached the point, however, the second team was unable to do so due to snow drifts and even the occurrence of tremors.
“There is a study that we are going to do with the IGP and the Ingemmet so that they can give us an idea of the current state of the climate system.”he said.
The ascent to the area takes six to seven hours, and is done in the early morning hours. According to the head of the High Mountain Department, the last time the climb was as high as 6,300 meters high at 7:00 a.m., However, the point where the sticks were found is 30 meters further, which due to the altitude means an additional walk of two to three hours.
Lifeless
After an intense search by the High Mountain Police, it was determined that the Brazilian tourist Marcelo Motta Delvaux, It is believed that the mountain fell into a deep crevice in the Coropuna snow-capped mountain, located in the district of Aplao, in Castilla, Arequipa region.
He Foreign Trade and Tourism Manager, Jorge Meza Cruzreported that, according to the last communication with the search team, the route was made following the mountaineer’s GPS device.
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When they arrived at the place where the tourist was supposed to be found, they found nothing, but there was a trail of footprints for several meters.
After following the tracks they found their sticks and a short distance away a deep crack, through which He would have fallen and slipped several meters below where his GPS was giving signals.
