“I witnessed the avalanche myself; it was quite substantial,” a man told a Blick reporter. The avalanche occurred around 13:00 GMT near Zermatt, watching it unfold from a safe distance—a luxury not afforded to all.
The incident occurred near the Riffelberg train station in the Gornergrat ski resort area. The magnitude of this disaster prompted the mobilization of numerous police units and rescue teams.
In total, 45 rescuers coordinated their efforts on the snow, comprising eight trackers with search dogs, 15 firefighters, and several ski instructors and ski patrollers from the nearby area. The operation also saw the deployment of four helicopters.
, leaving the possibility that others might have also been caught in the avalanche. The nationalities of the victims have yet to be announced. Remarkably, out of the four engulfed by the snowfall, one survived.
, in an area preferred by experienced skiers searching for deep snow. Following recent heavy snowfall and blizzards, the Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research has raised the avalanche risk level to high.
This winter, Switzerland has mourned the loss of 14 individuals across 12 avalanche incidents.
with five bodies subsequently recovered. The mountaineers succumbed to hypothermia.
“I witnessed the avalanche myself; it was quite substantial,” a man told a Blick reporter. The avalanche occurred around 13:00 GMT near Zermatt, watching it unfold from a safe distance—a luxury not afforded to all.
The incident occurred near the Riffelberg train station in the Gornergrat ski resort area. The magnitude of this disaster prompted the mobilization of numerous police units and rescue teams.
In total, 45 rescuers coordinated their efforts on the snow, comprising eight trackers with search dogs, 15 firefighters, and several ski instructors and ski patrollers from the nearby area. The operation also saw the deployment of four helicopters.
, leaving the possibility that others might have also been caught in the avalanche. The nationalities of the victims have yet to be announced. Remarkably, out of the four engulfed by the snowfall, one survived.
, in an area preferred by experienced skiers searching for deep snow. Following recent heavy snowfall and blizzards, the Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research has raised the avalanche risk level to high.
This winter, Switzerland has mourned the loss of 14 individuals across 12 avalanche incidents.
with five bodies subsequently recovered. The mountaineers succumbed to hypothermia.
“I witnessed the avalanche myself; it was quite substantial,” a man told a Blick reporter. The avalanche occurred around 13:00 GMT near Zermatt, watching it unfold from a safe distance—a luxury not afforded to all.
The incident occurred near the Riffelberg train station in the Gornergrat ski resort area. The magnitude of this disaster prompted the mobilization of numerous police units and rescue teams.
In total, 45 rescuers coordinated their efforts on the snow, comprising eight trackers with search dogs, 15 firefighters, and several ski instructors and ski patrollers from the nearby area. The operation also saw the deployment of four helicopters.
, leaving the possibility that others might have also been caught in the avalanche. The nationalities of the victims have yet to be announced. Remarkably, out of the four engulfed by the snowfall, one survived.
, in an area preferred by experienced skiers searching for deep snow. Following recent heavy snowfall and blizzards, the Swiss Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research has raised the avalanche risk level to high.
This winter, Switzerland has mourned the loss of 14 individuals across 12 avalanche incidents.
with five bodies subsequently recovered. The mountaineers succumbed to hypothermia.
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