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A 73-year-old Valaisian died while skiing in the mountains. The man was Tuesday in the “Plaine-Mort” area in Crans-Montana VS. Subsequently, he left the secured slope and fitted his skis with climbing skins. From the steep slope of Kandahar, he then ascended in the direction of “Col des Outannes”.
After his relatives received no further news from him, they alerted the rescuers, the Valais canton police write in a message.
The victim did not have an avalanche transceiver
Thanks to the location of the cell phone, his whereabouts could be found. During the search, rescuers discovered an avalanche. At 11:55 p.m., the victim was found under a 1.5-meter blanket of snow. Despite the resuscitation initiated, the man could only recover dead.
The man was not equipped with an avalanche transceiver at the time of the accident. The prosecutor has opened an investigation. (man)