A Mexican search party looking for a frozen body after climbers spotted a frozen skull have stumbled across a second mummified corpse on the country 's highest mountain . The original skull had been seen just 1,000 feet ( 310 metres ) from the peak of the 5,610-metre Pico de Orizaba on Monday . But when the 12 local civil protection mountaineers climbed to the top of mountain , which sits a five hour drive from Mexico City and is also known as the Citlaltepetl volcano , they made a second gruesome discovery . Scroll down for video . Discovery : The bodies were found near the peak of Mexico highest mountain Pico de Orizaba . The second body was just 500 feet away ( 300 metres ) , and was also frozen and mummified , according to Juan Navarro , mayor of the town of Chalchicomula de Sesma , near the mountain in central Puebla state . Local officials suspect the bodies are two of three Mexicans who went missing after an avalanche 55 years ago on the mountain , which is popular with climbers . However , it has n't stopped people from Spain and Germany ringing local authorities , in the hope the final resting place of their long-lost relatives may have been discovered . Pieces of clothing found on both bodies could help identify them , Navarro said . However , their identities will not be known until the bodies can be removed from the mountainside . Rescue efforts have so far been hampered by the weather . Tragic : It is thought they may be two Mexicans killed in an avalanche 55 years ago . The original skull had been seen just 1,000 feet from the peak of the 5,610-metre Pico de Orizaba on Monday . 'It was impossible to conduct the rescue this time . Fog prevented the work , ' Navarro said , adding that only two of the climbers were able to reach the location of the bodies . It is hoped the recovery effort will resume at some point today with the help of a helicopter . The bodies will then be taken to the Puebla state prosecutor 's office to undergo DNA identification tests . The second body was just 500ft away , and was also frozen and mummified , near the mountain in central Puebla state . The bodies will then be taken to the Puebla state prosecutor 's office to undergo DNA identification tests .
First body fell on Monday just 1,000 feet from Pico de Orizaba 's peak . Search party found second corpse as they tried to recover the first skull . locals in towns and Germany call hoping their relatives have been found . But locals believe the two bodies are those of a Mexican killer . Dense fog has prevented either of the two bodies being recovered so far .