progressionuk | Flickr | Creative Commons by-nc-ndKlimmers on the Aiguilles du Tour (photo from 2016)
NOS Nieuws•gisteren, 21:36
Two Dutch mountaineers have died in Switzerland and Corsica. A Dutch woman was also injured in the accident in Switzerland, the authorities report.
According to the Swiss police the Dutch were part of a group of climbers on their way to the Aiguilles du Tour, a summit of 3540 meters on the border of Switzerland and France in the Mont Blanc massif. Shortly before the summit, the lead climbers were hit by a rock avalanche. A 36-year-old Dutch man did not survive. The 22-year-old woman was injured.
A second group, a few meters below, was also hit by the stones. In that group, a 26-year-old French climber died.
Corsica
A 41-year-old man from Hengelo (Overijssel) has died on the French island of Corsica. He was reported missing on Sunday evening after failing to return from a mountain hike. His body was found near Corte. Nothing is yet known about the cause of death.
2023-08-01 19:36:02
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