On Sunday evening of October 25, 2020, Air Zermatt was alerted to a helicopter crash on the Breithorn at around 7.45pm
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The rescue helicopter crew immediately took off on the search flight together with two rescue specialists from the Zermatt rescue station.
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Rescue specialists from the Zermatt rescue station went to look for him on foot and on a snowmobile together with an Italian colleague.
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Unfortunately, all help came too late for a second person in the helicopter involved in the accident – death was determined at the scene of the accident.
On Sunday there was a fatal helicopter crash on the Breithorn. The emergency call arrives at Air Zermatt shortly before 8 pm
Rescuers immediately leave with a helicopter and undertake a search flight over the mountain. But despite the use of reflectors, night vision devices and infrared, the use is difficult. Total darkness, wind, and rising fog obstruct the viewfinder. Furthermore, the emergency signal transmitted automatically from the crashed machine only provides imprecise data. That is why support air traffic control continues to obtain new coordinates for the alleged accident site.
