Switzerland, two mountain climbers fall to their deaths in seperate incidents

Posted on August 21, 2011 • Filed under: Europe, Tourists Killed

Two mountain climbers were killed on Friday and Saturday as a result of two separate accidents in the Pennine Alps mountain range in Switzerland, police said on Sunday. Valais Canton Police said the accident on Friday happened after a 43-year-old German tourist went mountain climbing alone on Lagginhorn, which has a maximum height of 4,010 meters (13,156 feet). Read Article

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