Two men who could save your life in Grindelwald

In Grindelwald in the Bernese Alps there's a highly skilled pool of experts whose job it is to patrol the slopes, make sure that skiers are safe and help those involved in accidents. swissinfo spent the day with chief patroller Andreas Heim and his deputy Martin Mathys. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch 21.01.2010)

This content was published on January 21, 2010 - 11:57

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Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

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