Zurich hiker killed in an accident in the Onsernone Valley in Ticino

Published: Tuesday, Sep 17th 2024, 10:00

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A hiker from Zurich died in an accident in the Onsernone Valley in Ticino on Monday. The man fell around 80 meters in the area of the Forcola Pass.

According to information from the Ticino cantonal police, the 69-year-old was reported missing on Monday. According to an initial accident reconstruction, the hiker, who had been living in the canton of Zurich, fell 80 meters at an altitude of around 1200 meters.

Officers from the cantonal police and rescue teams from Swiss Alpine Rescue and Rega were only able to determine the man's death due to the injuries he had sustained.

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