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Tragic accident at the Lauteraarhorn near Guttannen BE! A mountaineer († 36) from the canton of Zurich suffered an avalanche on Thursday and was killed. The man was outside with another climber. According to initial knowledge, the two were descending from the Lauteraarhorn through the southern couloir to the Strahlegg Glacier when the snow masses were released. The Zurich man was taken away and spilled.
His partner, who remained unharmed, immediately alerted the emergency services. Swiss Alpine Rescue employees immediately went to the crash site with avalanche dogs and a team of Rega and Air Zermatt helicopters. However, the emergency services were only able to rescue the buried dead subject from the snow, as Kapo Bern wrote in a message.
The cantonal police in Bern, under the direction of the Oberland Regional Prosecutor, has launched an investigation into the circumstances and the course of the avalanche accident. (ymh)
