Mountaineer crashes and dies on the Matterhorn
Published: Tuesday, Jun 4th 2024, 16:50
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An alpinist crashed on the Matterhorn on Tuesday morning for unknown reasons. The 34-year-old Italian lost his life.
The accident occurred at around 8 a.m. on the east face of the Matterhorn at around 4050 meters above sea level, when the touring skier lost his balance on the descent and fell several hundred meters down the east face, the Valais cantonal police wrote on X on Tuesday.
The 34-year-old had set off on a mountain tour with a companion in the early morning. The companion immediately alerted the rescue services, but they were only able to determine that the man had died, it was reported.
The public prosecutor's office launched an investigation in collaboration with the cantonal police.
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