Pro-Skier and Girlfriend Found in Each Other’s Arms After Deadly Mountain Fall

Professional skier Jean Daniel Pession, 28, and his girlfriend, ski instructor Elisa Arlian, 26, were found dead on Saturday after falling off a mountain in northern Italy, authorities said.

After hiking to the top of Mount Zerbion, the couple allegedly fell 2300 feet from the summit, according to RAI News.

Authorities were not able to locate the couple immediately, but after hours of searching, they were discovered, still together, by their cell phone signals. They were “just a step away” from the summit and were found “still tied together, like in a final embrace,” RAI reported.

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