A Chilean tourist died after falling while mountaineering on Peru's Huascaran peak, while his companion survived and alerted authorities, local police said on Wednesday (August 5). The survivor descended on his own to a refuge near Llanganuco lagoon, where he reported the accident in the Ancash region.

High Mountain Police units organized a recovery operation early Wednesday morning to retrieve the body from the glacier.

The incident adds to a series of recent emergencies on Huascaran, Peru's highest mountain, with three people missing and one dead in July 2026, according to local media outlets.

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Body of Chilean mountaineer recovered from Peru's Huascaran glacier after fatal accident

VIDEO SHOWS: RESCUE MOUNTAINEERS CLIMBING HUASCARAN GLACIER DAY AND NIGHT / BODY OF CHILEAN TOURIST FOUND BENEATH ICE / DRONE SHOTS OF ACCIDENT SITE / BODY DELIVERED TO POLICE

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SHOWS: ANCASH, PERU (AUGUST 5, 2026) (SOCORRO ANDINO PERUANO - No use Peru)

1. VARIOUS OF RESCUE MOUNTAINEER CLIMBING GLACIER AT SUNSET

2. (NIGHT SHOT) VARIOUS OF RESCUER CLIMBING ON ICE

3. (NIGHT SHOT) RESCUE MOUNTAINEERS ILLUMINATING ICY AREAS

4. (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) RESCUERS SEARCH OPERATIONS ON ICY TERRAIN

5. (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) (BLUR APPLIED BY SOURCE) BODY OF CHILEAN TOURIST FOUND BENEATH ICE COLUMNS

6. (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) RESCUER LOOKING AT GLACIER

7. (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) (BLUR APPLIED BY SOURCE) BODY OF CHILEAN TOURIST AS RESCUERS ASSEMBLING STRETCHER TO RECOVER IT

8. (ORIGINALLY SHOT IN PORTRAIT) VARIOUS OF RESCUERS RESTING AT CAMP

9. (MUTE) VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF SITE WHERE CHILEAN MOUNTAINEER FELL, SHOWING ROPES HANGING BETWEEN ROCKS

10. (NIGHT SHOT) BODY OF CHILEAN MOUNTAINEER IN POLICE TRUCK BED BEING RECEIVED BY POLICE OFFICERS

11. (NIGHT SHOT) POLICE VEHICLE PARKING