Missing 5 cross-country skiers found dead near Switzerland’s Matterhorn …
WEBMar 11, 2024 — Five cross-country skiers have been found dead after going missing over the weekend near Switzerland’s famed Matterhorn, Swiss police said Monday. Rescue authorities announced a search in difficult weather conditions Sunday for six skiers missing.
Mountaineer dies after 100-metre fall from Matterhorn
WEBJul 25, 2024 — A women fell down the east face of the iconic mountain on Thursday, from an altitude of some 3,460 metres above sea level. Third parties who witnessed the fall alerted rescue services, who could ...
Five skiers found dead and one missing in Swiss Alps - BBC
WEBMar 10, 2024 — The six set off from Zermatt, which is home of the famous Matterhorn, in Switzerland. The bodies of five missing skiers have been found in the Swiss Alps, police have said. Local authorities are...
Two dead after falling 1,000m on Switzerland’s iconic Matterhorn
WEBAug 17, 2024 — GENEVA - Two climbers died after falling more than 1,000 metres on Switzerland’s iconic Matterhorn mountain, police said on Aug 16. Police in the southwestern Wallis canton said the two...
Helicopters search for skier in Switzerland as five others found dead
WEBMar 12, 2024 — Helicopters were combing an area near the Matterhorn mountain in Switzerland on Monday with hope fading of finding a missing skier after five other members of the party were found dead after ...
Two climbers dead after 1,000-metre Matterhorn fall
WEBAug 16, 2024 — During a reconnaissance flight by Air Zermatt, emergency services located two lifeless bodies on the north face of the Matterhorn, according to a press release. The two climbers had fallen more...
Swiss police search for six missing skiers near Matterhorn
WEBMar 10, 2024 — The skiers, five of them members of the same family, went missing around Tête Blanche mountain on Saturday on the Zermatt-Arolla path, near the Matterhorn mountain that straddles the border...
Five bodies found after six skiers go missing near Matterhorn in ...
WEBMar 11, 2024 — Police have said rescuers are still searching for the sixth person after five bodies were found in the area of the Tête Blanche mountain on Sunday. Matterhorn is one of the most famous peaks in ...
Italian mountaineer dies after rockfall on the Matterhorn
WEBJul 30, 2024 — An Italian mountaineer fell to his death on the Matterhorn on Monday. The 58-year-old sustained fatal injuries. The man wanted to climb the 4,478-metre peak in canton Valais via the Hörnligrat ...
American teenager among 3 killed in an avalanche near the ... - NBC News
WEBApr 2, 2024 — The avalanche occurred at about 2 p.m. Monday in an off-piste area of the Riffelberg, above the resort and below the famed Matterhorn peak. Rescuers recovered three bodies and the injured skier,...