German mountaineer falls to his death on the Zinalrothorn
Published: Monday, Sep 2nd 2024, 17:40
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A 47-year-old German mountaineer fell around 100 meters down the Zinalrothorn near Zermatt VS. The rescue services, who had been alerted by his uninjured companion, were only able to determine the man's death on site.
The two alpinists had left the Rothorn hut last Friday at around 4.30 am to climb the Zinalrothorn. On the descent via the south-east ridge to the "Wasserloch" at 3520 meters, one of the two fell into the depths for as yet unexplained reasons, as the Valais cantonal police wrote in a statement on Monday. He suffered fatal injuries as a result.
His companion remained unharmed and immediately alerted the rescue services. The Air Zermatt emergency services called out by the Cantonal Valais Rescue Organization (KWRO) were only able to determine that the mountaineer had died. The public prosecutor's office initiated an investigation.
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