Tragic misfortune occurred below the ridge floor in Elm GL. A couple died there in a mountain accident on Sunday afternoon.
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The 28-year-old woman and her boyfriend († 33) had parked their car at the valley station of the Tschinglen cable car and climbed to Firstboden via Tschinglen-Alp. According to the first findings of the Glarus cantonal police, the two mountain climbers slipped on the hard snow while descending towards Elm below the ridge floor and plunged some 120 meters into the depths. They suffered fatal injuries.
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Corpses discovered during Rega search flight
Relatives reported the couple to the police as missing on Monday, which triggered a search. The missing persons were found on a Rega search flight on Monday afternoon. As a result, the bodies were recovered.
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The circumstances of the accident are being investigated by the public prosecutor’s office in the canton of Glarus in cooperation with the cantonal police in Glarus. (one)