Five skiers found dead and one missing in Swiss Alps - BBC News

Police are still searching for a sixth person, after the group set off on a ski tour on Saturday.

9 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, The six set off from Zermatt, which is home of the famous Matterhorn, in SwitzerlandBy Imogen FoulkesBBC News, GenevaThe bodies of five missing skiers have been found in the Swiss Alps, police have said.

Local authorities are still searching for a sixth person.

A huge search and rescue operation was launched on Saturday after the group went missing near the 3,706m high Tete Blanche mountain.

They had set off from Zermatt, home of the famous Matterhorn mountain, on a ski tour towards Arolla along the Swiss-Italian border.

Five of the six skiers were found at 21:20 local time (20:20 GMT) "without any signs of life," a statement from Swiss Valais canton police said.

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