Young skier dies in avalanche in Swiss Alps

A 27-year-old ski tourer has died in the hospital in Sion, in southwestern Switzerland, after being caught in an avalanche on Saturday. He died from his injuries on Tuesday. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The Valais cantonal police reported that the young man was carried several hundred metres by an avalanche on Saturday while descending from the Grand Tavé summit through a rocky ravine, where he was buried under the snow. The victim’s companion quickly raised the alarm and started searching with an avalanche transceiver. They managed to find him before the rescue services arrived. The victim was airlifted to a hospital in Sion with severe injuries. The public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation to determine the circumstances of the accident. Translated from German with DeepL/sp How we work This news story has been written and carefully fact-checked by an external editorial team. At SWI swissinfo.ch we select the most relevant news for an ...