The Saas Grund ski area in Switzerland, scene of a fatal accident
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Two people fell to their deaths in the Swiss Alps in separate incidents at the weekend. The victims were a 55-year-old Austrian ski tourer and a snowboarder from Germany, aged 19.
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On Saturday, the ski tourer fell from the 3,698 metre high Balmhorn mountain on the border between cantons Bern and Valais, near to the popular resort of Leukerbad. The accident occurred when a snowdrift came loose, sweeping the man over the edge of the mountain.
Three companions who were also on the climb escaped unscathed from the accident.
In a separate accident, a teenaged German snowboarder fell 80 metres down a cliff face after losing his way in the Saas Grund ski area in canton Valais. He had removed his snowboard and was attempting to make his way back to the piste when the disaster struck.
On Friday, a Swiss cameraman had a near miss when he was swept away by an avalanche on the Great St Bernard Pass, also in canton Valais. He was dug out from the snow and suffered only minor injuries.
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