2 more die on Swiss mountains: Val d’Herens climbers
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Two climbers, whose bodies have not yet been identified, died while climbing the dent d’Hérens in canton Valais Wednesday 24 August, bringing to six the number of...
View ArticleClimber Loretan’s companion, who survived their fall, speaks up
GenevaLunch News BERN, SWITZERLAND – Erhard Loretan, Swiss climber of legendary stature, shocked the world with his death on his 52nd birthday in April 2011, in a fall climbing a mountain he knew well,...
View ArticleGerman climber dies near Saas Fee
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - A 48-year-old German climber died after falling 20 metres into a crevasse while climbing the Allelinhorn near Saas Fee. He and his guide, also German, had left...
View ArticleElderly Annemasse couple die from cold in separate accidents at home
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A couple aged 85 and 87 in Annemasse, France were found dead early Thursday by a member of the family, reports the Tribune de Geneve, apparently from accidents...
View ArticleSurvivor’s 2 sons died in Valais mountain fall
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The group of five climbers who died in a fall Tueday 3 July in canton Valais were Germans, cantonal police said Wednesday. Two members of the group that fell...
View ArticleSaas Fee worker falls to death from pylon
GenevaLunch News LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – A 37-year-old cablecar worker who was carrying out maintenance work on one of the lifts was killed instantly Thursday when he fell 25 metres from a pylon, say...
View ArticleSolo climber falls 800m to death on Matterhorn
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A climber who appears to have been alone on the Matterhorn, based on initial investigations, fell 800 metres to his death at 08:45 Tuesday 11 September, say...
View ArticleWorker dies from rooftop fall in Vétroz, Valais
GenevaLunch News GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A 49-year-old Portuguese man died at the Sion hospital late Wednesday 26 September after falling three meters from a roof where he was working, in Vétroz. The...
View ArticleZurich Q3 profits down: German “long tail” claims unexpectedly high
GenevaLunch News Analysts suggest company will weather the profits cut ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – Zurich Insurance had bad news for its investors late Wednesday, announcing a $390 million post-tax cut in...
View ArticleTeen falls 10m from chairlift in Graubuenden
GenevaLunch News Only facial injuries as deep snow breaks her fall ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – A 13-year-old girl suffered only facial injuries when she fell 10 metres from a chairlift in Marguns, near...
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