Two mountaineers fell around 300 meters down the Zumsteinspitze near Zermatt VS on Friday. One of the two was fatally injured. The second climber was rescued seriously injured, as reported by the Valais cantonal police on Saturday.
The two climbers were on the ascent to the Zumsteinspitze on Friday morning. The fall occurred at an altitude of 4,500 meters for reasons still unknown to the police on Saturday, according to the statement.
Rescue workers alerted by a third party were only able to determine the death of one of the climbers. His formal identification was still underway on Saturday. The second, seriously injured victim is a 30-year-old Swiss man. He was flown to the Inselspital in Bern by an Air Zermatt helicopter.
The public prosecutor's office launched an investigation into the accident in collaboration with the cantonal police.
SDA
