Two German climbers die in Swiss mountain fall
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5 Aug, 2019
Updated Mon 5 Aug 2019 09:31 CEST
Two German mountaineers have fallen to their deaths while climbing one of the highest peaks in the Swiss Alps, the Dent
Blanche, police said on Sunday.
A rescue helicopter was sent after police were alerted by other climbers but officers could "only note the death of the two men," police from the south-west canton of Valais said in a statement.
"For now, the circumstances of the accident are still undetermined. An investigation has been opened by the public prosecutor's office," the statement added.
The two climbers fell between a rocky point called "the grande gendarme" and the summit, which rises to 4,357 metres.
Formal identification of the victims is in progress, officers said.
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A rescue helicopter was sent after police were alerted by other climbers but officers could "only note the death of the two men," police from the south-west canton of Valais said in a statement.
"For now, the circumstances of the accident are still undetermined. An investigation has been opened by the public prosecutor's office," the statement added.
The two climbers fell between a rocky point called "the grande gendarme" and the summit, which rises to 4,357 metres.
Formal identification of the victims is in progress, officers said.
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