The Local Switzerland reports that an excursion boat ran aground on the River Aare in the canton of Solothurn on Tuesday forcing 148 passengers to board another vessel. The stricken MS Rousseau, operated by the Lake Biel Navigation Company (BSG), lost steering following technical problems in the afternoon, the SDA news agency reported. The vessel, built just last year, was travelling from Biel in the canton of Bern to Solothurn when it hit bottom at Altreu, a municipality in the canton of Solothurn. Read article
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The Local Switzerland reports that questions are being raised about the death of an inebriated 64-year-old man who fell between a train and the station platform in Lausanne less than two hours hours after police at another Swiss station checked him for being drunk. The victim, a Polish citizen, attempted to board an InterCity train […]
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The Guardian reports that the stuntman who parachuted into the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics dressed as James Bond has died in a wing-diving accident, two newspapers have reported. Mark Sutton was reportedly taking part in a three-day wing-diving event in Switzerland when his suit failed and he hit the ground. Wing-diving is […]
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According to courant.com, a 55-year-old American man was killed and his wife and daughters were injured on Tuesday in a ballooning accident near the Swiss resort of Gstaad, Swiss police said in a statement. The hot-air balloon in which they were travelling fell about 50 m (164 feet) after hitting power lines as it came […]
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CNN reports that the body of the driver of one of two commuter trains that collided head-on in western Switzerland has been found in his crushed cab, Swiss police said Tuesday. Twenty-five of the passengers needed hospital treatment after the crash Monday evening, police in the Vaud canton said in a news release, one fewer […]
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According to thelocal.ch, a souvenir snapshot cost a 49-year-old Dutchman his life near the village of Sedrun in the Swiss canton of Graubünden on Tuesday. The man was with two other friends posing for a photo when he slipped and fell down a 10-metre high waterfall, Graubünden cantonal police said on Wednesday. He and his […]
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BBC News reports that two Turkish men have been injured in a shooting in central Zurich, according to Swiss police. A gunman opened fire in a building in the Langstrasse area in the Swiss city at 15:00 local time (13:00 GMT), local media say. Police say they are searching for a suspect who fled the […]
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According to antiguaobserver.com, “Police said that a 52-year-old Swedish national has died while exploring the famed Piton mountains in St. Lucia. Police said that Perry Sehr, who had been vacationing here, died on Thursday, while on the expedition in Soufriere, south west of here. They said he was accompanied by family members. The police said […]
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According to thelocal.ch, “An American expat rapper living in Biel in the canton of Bern says he is lucky to be alive after a neigbour fired at him with a gun for making too much noise in his apartment… “I really dodged a bullet today,” the man said on his Facebook page, according to a […]
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