British climber dies on Switzerland’s Matterhorn
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3 Jun, 2019
Updated Mon 3 Jun 2019 19:45 CEST
A 24-year-old British climber died on Monday while descending the Matterhorn mountain, police in the Swiss canton of Valais said.
The man was roped up to two other British climbers and making his way down the Hörnli ridge of the iconic mountain at around 2.40am when he was carried away by a boulder.
He fell some 300 metres to his death.
The accident happened at an altitude of 3,380 metres, according to police.
The Brit's two fellow climbers contacted emergency services but the man was dead on the scene.
The two other climbers were uninjured.
Public prosecutors are now investigating the accident.
At 4,478 metres, Switzerland’s Matterhorn mountain is one the highest in Europe.
On the Swiss–Italian border, the mountain is only for experienced climbers with high levels of fitness. Over 500 people are estimated to have died while ascending or descending the mountain.
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The man was roped up to two other British climbers and making his way down the Hörnli ridge of the iconic mountain at around 2.40am when he was carried away by a boulder.
He fell some 300 metres to his death.
The accident happened at an altitude of 3,380 metres, according to police.
The Brit's two fellow climbers contacted emergency services but the man was dead on the scene.
The two other climbers were uninjured.
Public prosecutors are now investigating the accident.
At 4,478 metres, Switzerland’s Matterhorn mountain is one the highest in Europe.
On the Swiss–Italian border, the mountain is only for experienced climbers with high levels of fitness. Over 500 people are estimated to have died while ascending or descending the mountain.
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