Bodies of mountaineers found dangling by climbing ropes in Alps – but the cause of the fall is a mystery

The Rio Freddo River in the foreground of the Italian Julian Alps.

 Two Austrian mountaineers who went missing earlier this week have been found dead, still anchored to the side of the mountain they were scaling.

The men, who were both Alpine rescuers, were reported missing on Wednesday July 31. They were climbing the 8,200-foot Cima di Riofreddo on Via Comici at Cima di Riofreddo, in Italy's Julian Alps when it's believed they fell.