ROME (AP) -- Italian authorities on Saturday put the final death toll of an avalanche in northern Italy at 11.
Authorities said all the victims had been identified nearly a week after a chunk of ice detached from a melting glacier and sent a torrent of ice, rock and debris on hikers below.
Carabinieri Cmdr. Giampietro Lago, who headed a team of forensic experts identifying the remains, said the identity of the final hiker had been established and "there are no elements" at this point to suggest the death toll would grow.
An apartment building-sized chunk of the Marmolada glacier in Italy's Dolomite mountains detached July 3, sparking an avalanche of debris down the mountain that is a popular hiking destination in summer.
A day of mourning was observed Saturday throughout the affected area, known as the Val di Fassa.
Italian Carabinieri police officers arrive at Canazei, in the Italian Alps in northern Italy, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, to investigate over an avalanche that broke loose on Sunday from the Punta Rocca glacier sending tons of ice, snow, and rocks onto hikers. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)