The bodies of five skiers have been found in the mountains near Switzerland’s luxury resort of Zermatt, police said. A helicopter was sent to survey the area around the Rimpfischhorn after climbers alerted authorities to abandoned skis near the summit on Saturday. The Rimpfischhorn is a 4,199-metre (13,776-foot) mountain that lies east of Zermatt, near the Italian border, and is popular with backcountry skiers. Air Zermatt said it had undertaken another challenging rescue mission nearby shortly before the five bodies were discovered. The “extremely difficult” conditions led to a first rescue mission being aborted, the company said, with a successful attempt made six hours later.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2025 22:34 UTC