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Man dies in mountain accident in Titlis OW area
On Friday, a three-person ropes team slipped on a mountain tour in a snowy field in the Titlis region and fell into a crevice between the rocks and the glacier. One man died, as the Obwalden canton police announced on Saturday morning.
A second person was seriously injured and the third was slightly injured. They took you to a hospital with Rega. The three men are mountaineers from outside the canton between 35 and 37 years old.
They were on their way from Titlis to Reissend Nollen when one of the three climbers slipped despite the crampons and pulled the other two with him. As two men fell into the crevasse, the third man was thrown down the crevasse and stopped at the safety rope on a steep snow slope. It could alert Rega.
Recovery on the steep incline was very laborious and took several hours, police said. In addition to two Rega helicopters, a Swiss helicopter and four mountain rescuers also participated. (aeg / sda)
