The fall of the avalanche was reported on Sunday evening by a Polish mountaineer between the first and second Grósz icefalls. He himself remained partially buried. But he did not know what happened to his two colleagues.
Mountain rescuers searched the place. Using an avalanche search engine, they located the missing climbers, then dug them out of the avalanche without any signs of life. Subsequently, they helped the partially buried man and descended with him to Starý Smokovce.