translated from Spanish: Rescued three bodies of climbers buried in the Pico de Orizaba

on 2 November 1959, seven climbers were trying to reach the Summit of Pico de Orizaba, when they were swept away by an avalanche 5 200 metres in height. As a result, four died, one’s body was found two days later, but the other three were rescued up to Tuesday, i.e., 59 years later.
Carried out the rescue of the mummified bodies of high mountain of national defense staff, after three years of work, every time that one of the bodies was found in 2015 by one two mountaineers that they climbed to the top by an alternate route.
For three years the bodies of high mountain of the Sedena worked to be able to reach the area of the discovery, more than 5 thousand meters high, and rescue bodies. Good weather conditions in the area facilitated the rescue efforts.
Another situation that helped rescue is that the melting of 2015 the date helped that the bodies, which were formerly under ice, and United were to the inteperie and separated.
One of the surviving climbers, Luis Espinoza, who is now 81 years old, was who helped identify and confirm that the three bodies corresponded to his fellow expedition through the garments that had been put.
However the identity will be confirmed by a DNA test, then be handed over to their families.
In the rescue work, military were supported by professional mountaineers experts in the area of the Pico de Orizaba.
The names of the four deceased climbers are: Alberto Rodríguez (then 18), Enrique García Moreno (aged 24); Juan Espinoza (aged 18), and Manuel Campos (aged 40). The three found Tuesday would be the bodies of Enrique, Juan and Manuel.
 
 
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