45-year-old woman dies in mountain accident in Valais
Published: Tuesday, Jul 9th 2024, 14:50
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A 45-year-old German woman has died in an accident on the Lagginhorn in Valais. A second female climber was seriously injured in the accident on the four-thousander.
On Monday shortly after 9:30 am, a group of eight mountaineers were descending unroped on the west ridge of the Lagginhorn, as reported by the Valais cantonal police on Tuesday. Suddenly, two women fell several hundred meters down the west flank in quick succession at the same spot.
The rescue teams engaged by the Cantonal Valais Rescue Organization (KWRO) were on the scene with two helicopters from Air Zermatt. They were only able to determine the death of one of the women, it was reported. The second climber received medical treatment on site and was then flown to the Inselspital in Bern.
The deceased was a 45-year-old German woman. The seriously injured victim was also a German citizen and 61 years old.
The public prosecutor's office launched an investigation in collaboration with the Valais cantonal police, it was reported.
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