The snowboarding world is mourning the death of Sophie Hediger: Swiss athletics, who had just turned 26, were hit by an avalanche while in Arosa, in eastern Switzerland. The announcement from the Swiss ski federation.
Participation in the 2022 Games, in 2024 the first podiums in the World Cup
Hediger had participated at the 2022 Winter Olympics and this year the first two podiums in the World Cup had also arrived, with second place in St. Moritz as the best result. “For the Swiss ski family, the tragic death of Sophie Hediger has cast a dark shadow. We are incredibly sad. We will honor her memory,” said the federal president. Walter Reusser.
The accident on a closed path, the police open an investigation
The snowboarder and her partner had taken a path off the ‘Black Diamond’ slope, which was closed at the time, and just as they were leaving it Sophie Hediger was hit by an avalanche. Emergency services were alerted immediately, but when Hediger was located two hours later, resuscitation attempts at the scene failed. This was announced by the police, who opened an investigation into the facts. Currently in Switzerland the danger of avalanches is very high, with heavy snowfall lasting for several days.
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