50 meter fall Two mountaineers fall to their deaths on the Lagginhorn in Valais
Two mountaineers fell to their deaths on the Lagginhorn in Upper Valais on Wednesday. The victims are two Swiss nationals aged 55 and 54.
29.08.2024, 14:51
29.08.2024, 21:09
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- Two mountaineers have fallen around 50 meters to their deaths on the Lagginhorn in the Upper Valais for reasons that are as yet unexplained.
- The emergency services were able to locate two lifeless people during a reconnaissance flight.
The two mountaineers left the Weismiess hut in Saas-Grund in the early morning with the aim of climbing the 4010-metre-high Lagginhorn via the south ridge, as reported by the Valais cantonal police on Thursday. For reasons as yet unexplained, the two climbers fell around 50 meters.
As the two did not return to the starting point as planned after their tour, third parties alerted the cantonal police operations center. During a reconnaissance flight by Air Zermatt, the emergency services were able to locate two people lifeless on the south-west flank of the Lagginhorn.
The public prosecutor's office, in collaboration with the cantonal police, has launched an investigation to clarify the exact circumstances of the accident.