Five of six missing skiers found dead in Switzerland, police say
9 months, 1 week ago

Five of six missing skiers found dead in Switzerland, police say

ABC  

Five cross-country skiers who went missing during a ski tour in Switzerland have been found dead, while a search is still on for the sixth skier, police say. The skiers, five of them members of the same family, went missing around Tete Blanche mountain on Saturday on the Zermatt-Arolla path, near the Matterhorn mountain that straddles the border between Switzerland and Italy. The bodies were discovered on Sunday in Tête Blanche sector, police said after earlier searches were hampered by weather conditions. Police said the missing skiers were between the ages of 21 and 58.

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