Belluno

A statue of the Madonnina on the Croda Granda in the Dolomites, near Agordo in the Belluno area, was torn down and thrown into a gully. The local municipality has filed a complaint, calling it a premeditated act of vandalism. Local media including Radio Più are covering the damage to the mountain summit landmark.

A hiker fell from a mountain path and died in the Belluno area, in the Dolomites of northeastern Italy, according to ANSA. The accident is the latest in a series of mountain tragedies in the Bellunese, and rescue teams are again warning hikers about trail safety as the season draws crowds to the high routes.

Roberto Dalla Corte, a chef from Feltre who built a life and career in Brazil, has died in Rio de Janeiro, local radio reported. Word of his death is spreading among communities in his home area of Feltrino, in the Belluno province of the Veneto, where he was known for his culinary career abroad.