Emergency services are desperate for two Austrians in the Swiss Alps. A woman and a man were reportedly buried near the Eismeer station of the Jungfraubahn in Grindelwald almost a week ago following an avalanche icefall. The equipment of the two missing persons could be found, but there is no trace of the two…
The two climbers would have been at 3355 meters above sea level during the ascent to the Mittellegihütte when the ice broke off, police said on Monday. Last Tuesday afternoon, the police had already received a report that two people were buried after an ice breakdown with an avalanche.
Further ice breaks are possible at any time
The search, launched immediately, was able to find equipment but no people, the report said. Due to difficult circumstances, the major search had to be interrupted for the time being. According to the cantonal police, further ice breaks in the region are possible at any time. Research has now provided concrete indications that the buried people are probably the two Austrian mountaineers.
Swiss (61) killed in glacier collapse
Last weekend, a new glacier collapsed above Saas Fee in Valais, Switzerland, killing a 61-year-old Swiss man. The other two members of the trio were injured, Keystone-SDA reported. The three-man rope team was surprised by the breakup of the glacier around 12:30 p.m. last Sunday during the descent of the Allalinhorn, according to a statement from the police of the canton of Valais on Tuesday. The fully buried alpinist died, the other two were slightly injured.
Source: Krone
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