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A Czech tourist died in a Swiss stream

During canyoning, the ravines of mountain streams and torrents are overcome, where it is necessary to overcome rocks, abseil rock walls and often even wade or swim.

On Saturday around four o’clock in the afternoon, the Czechs disappeared after the water, according to the police. Rescuers were immediately called to the scene, but they did not prevent the death of the Czech tourist, his body was not found until an hour later.

Web 20min wrote that a three-member group was bad weather, over a given part of the Swiss Alps, swept by a strong storm. However, police did not identify the storm as the cause of the incident and announced its investigation.

According to Swiss media, the 44-year-old Czech was the second person to die this summer in a canyon above the valley of the Ticino River near Italy.

He is also the second Czech to die in Switzerland in August. Less than two weeks ago, a 49-year-old Czech died while swimming in Hallwilersee.

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