Two mountaineers killed in an accident in Valais
Published: Tuesday, Jul 16th 2024, 09:00
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Rescue workers have found two dead mountaineers on the "Haslerrippe" between the Aletschhorn and the Dreieckhorn in the Fieschertal in Valais. The victims are two Swiss nationals aged 35 and 44.
The two mountaineers, who were friends, set off from an SAC hut on Sunday morning to reach another one, as the Valais cantonal police reported on Tuesday. A third party contacted the authorities as she had not heard from the two climbers. A hut warden discovered the two deceased with binoculars.
The public prosecutor's office has launched an investigation in collaboration with the cantonal police. The bodies were discovered on Monday.
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