77-year-old mountain hiker killed in an accident in Saas-Fee VS
Published: Tuesday, Aug 6th 2024, 17:30
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A 77-year-old man fell around 50 meters down a hiking trail in the Saas-Fee VS region last Friday. He sustained fatal injuries, as the Valais cantonal police reported on Tuesday.
The victim, a Swiss national, was reported missing to the cantonal police operations center on Saturday morning. A search operation was then launched in the greater Saas-Fee area, the police reported.
On Saturday shortly before 4 p.m., an Air Zermatt rescue crew located a lifeless person around 50 meters below the path to the Mischabel hut. According to initial findings, the hiker had been walking alone from the hut in the direction of Saas-Fee.
The reasons for the fall were not known on Tuesday. An investigation has been launched to clarify the cause of the accident.
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